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EBD Journal Club

Evaluation of a Mental and Behavioral Health Patient Room Mockup at a VA Facility
February 2020 ∘ EBD Journal Club ∘
Sachs, N., Shepley, M., Peditto, K., Hankinson, M.T., Giebink, B., Thompson, T. (2019). Health Environments Research & Design Journal. DOI: 10.1177/1937586719856349
Webinar

The Spaces In-between: Changing Policy by Design

October 2019 ∘ Webinar ∘
In this webinar join an architect/researcher team in exploring how and why we can share diverse experiences in order to effect greater change, both nationally and internationally, to create more supportive environments for a population with increasing needs.
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Lighting Design for Behavioral Health Environments
October 2019 ∘ Webinar ∘
 In this webinar, two lighting experts will address innovative behavioral health lighting design strategies, review case studies and current research, and offer how you can adapt lessons learned to provide friendlier environments for residents, staff and families.
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Behavioral Health Crisis Stabilization Unit: A Solution to an Overcrowded ED
July 2019 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar will examine the Behavioral Health Crisis Stabilization Unit as a case study, including direct outcomes achieved by the project. Since opening, the unit has had a positive effect on the ED, lessening mental health patients in the ED and decreasing the psychiatric inpatient admission rates for patients.
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Comprehensive Test Methods for Products in Behavioral Health Environments at the Design in Mental Health Network

July 2019 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar will discuss some of the common challenges witnessed and used to develop the testing methods – with a focus on ligature performance and robustness.  Hear about their learnings about doors and windows which feature so highly with sentinel events that they needed their own category of testing.   Review key areas of risk within mental health environments and lessons learned about managing risk in reality.    
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Safety for All: Keeping Patients and Staff Safe in Behavioral Health Environments

June 2019 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar will review two case studies of built behavioral health areas within existing emergency department. We will provide an in-depth look at the materials, products and systems developed to provide safe and durable environments with special attention given to anti- ligature and durability.
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Realizing the Benefits of a Human-Centered Approach in Behavioral Health
June 2019 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar explores the strategies and cost implications of a human-centered approach to design that leverages tangible and intangible elements to strengthen staff-patient connections, facilitate innovations, and create a safer place for behavioral health care.
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Behavioral Health Behind Closed Doors
December 2018 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar explores how MedStar Health is using fast-track design to help catalyze a new model of behavioral health, using the reduction of barriers, small house concepts and interior design strategies to create positive environments where patients are positively impacted. 
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Safe Emergency Departments through Innovative Design, Technologies and Staffing Considerations
December 2018 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar explores the impacts architects, planners and interior designers can have on the behavioral health epidemic.  While, as designers, we have little control over funding and other socio-economic factors that contribute to the crisis, but what we do have is the ability to increase efficiency for the caregivers with our designs and the ability to positively enhance the patients experience.  
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Behavioral Health Care Integration: IP, OP, and ED
December 2018 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar explores how STUDIO E, an ERDMAN Center of Thought Leadership & Innovation in Healthcare, is working with several behavioral health clients on the hypothesis, “Can concepts driving culture change in senior living and other aspects of  healthcare – such as small household design and on-stage/off-stage planning – translate in a behavioral healthcare setting to facilitate an effective balance between safety and patient comfort, dignity, and control?”