Design in Mental Health Network

In episode 12 of Behind the Design Jody Angel @IntastopLtd talks about the advancements that have occurred in the mental health industry, including how safety versus aesthetics no longer needs to be a trade-off youtube.com/watch?v=XldJb8… designinmentalhealth.com

On 3rd June Matthew Hoad-Robson of @TendVr will be discussing Virtual Reality Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. This exciting session will form part of our Design and Digital Solutions Theatre. Book here to secure your place: designinmentalhealth.com

How can coproduction make a difference to service delivery, staff and patient relationships, and implications for the built environment? Dr Adrian James @DrAdrianJames & Marsha McAdam reflect on their long association of working together. Register here: designinmentalhealth.com/register/

Geoff Brennan @Safewards will be looking at what the research behind safewards tells us and the conflicting objectives of the lived environment in terms of “care” and “containment”. His session is 9.30 4th June Register here: designinmentalhealth.com/register/

In Episode 11 of Behind the Design, Charlotte Burrows CEO of @DIMHN joins us to discuss her new role, & to look ahead to the event next week particularly highlighting what is in store in the 2025 Conference Programme. youtube.com/watch?v=n9oRfW… Book here: designinmentalhealth.com

Prof Yvonne Jewkes @YvonneJewkes @UniofBath will be exploring the meanings of trauma-informed practice in the design of institutional settings. Don’t miss out! 3rd June 13.30 Register here: designinmentalhealth.com/register/

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear Baroness Berger @lucianaberger discuss opportunities in the Mental Health built environment under the Labour Government. She will be speaking at 9.30 on 3rd June. Register here: designinmentalhealth.com/register/

Even with increasingly stretched budgets, it's still possible to uncover ideas, insights & solutions at Design in Mental Health 2025 — where innovation meets experience in mental health facility design. 🧠🏥 🔗 Register now: designinmentalhealth.com/register/ #DiMH2025 #MentalHealthDesign

In episode 10 of Behind the Design Karen Flatt @ArcadisUK talks about the importance of sleep on our mental health, & how designers can create environments intended to help patients achieve better sleep when away from home youtube.com/watch?v=eZ1JD2… Register: designinmentalhealth.com

How can user-research & design be used to develop models for implementation of virtual reality? Zillah Watson will show how @PhaseSpaceVR adapted approaches developed by the BBC for public libraries, to implement VR in education & healthcare settings designinmentalhealth.com

This session will be introducing the Products for Mental Health Safeguarding (ProMHS) Test and Verify Scheme. Laura Critien of @BRE_Group will be forming part of the new and exciting Design and Digital Solutions Theatre on 3rd June at 12.50 Register now: designinmentalhealth.com/register/

Arts and mental health charity @Hospital_Rooms delivers the Digital Art School and quality art materials to all mental health hospitals in England. During this talk with Niamh White @NiamhyWhite, learn more about this national programme. Book here: designinmentalhealth.com

⏰ 2 weeks until @DIMH_event. Steven Dynan will be discussing the challenges of #fireprotection in #mentalhealth care settings and the #DIMH award shortlisted Automist anti-ligature faceplate. 📅 3–4 June | 📍Stand 210, Manchester Central 🔗 designinmentalhealth.com/register/

For episode 9 of Behind the Design, Francis Pitts of architecture+ discusses how mental health crisis services have been reinvented, & the importance of standardisation across facilities to deliver effective care Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=rZ-Y0d… designinmentalhealth.com/register/

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For episode 8 of Behind the Design, we invite Sydney & Parker of MindCareConnect, to talk about the importance of listening to the voices of those with lived experience Watch now on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=fLKDAz… Book your pass here: designinmentalhealth.com/register/

Exciting news! Our very own Michael Crilly will be presenting The Life Rooms social model at health at Design in Mental Health conference @DIMHN 💚 Secure your place here: designinmentalhealth.com/register/

For episode 7 of Behind the Design Maarit Heinonen-Smith of @ArcadisUK, discusses innovative supported housing, which uses design principles so that the housing enhances the lives of adults with learning disabilities Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=hTb0wA… designinmentalhealth.com/register/

Curtain walls in Medium Security Adult Mental Healthcare units: How are they specified, and to what extent are Annexe B standards applied? Emma Shakespeare @WeAreMcAlpine will join us on 3rd June to discuss. Book here: designinmentalhealth.com

Dean Draper of BDS Joinery will be presenting their new Anti Barricade Door System. Effective products are essential in a number of mental health environments and Dean will discuss the key features and uses of this system in these environments. Book here: designinmentalhealth.com