All posts tagged “mental healthcare”

Late-1800s Building in Manhattan Transforms into Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center

A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening for the new Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center, located in Lower Manhattan, New York. The $140-million facility is believed to be the largest private investment in mental healthcare in New York State history. Lendlease provided construction management services for the renovation of the late-1800s building into the new Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center. HKS served as the project’s architect. Read More …

Hammes Healthcare’s New Mental Health, Addiction Crisis Center Breaks Ground in Ohio

Hammes Healthcare celebrates the groundbreaking of the new mental health and addiction crisis center on behalf of the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County in Columbus, Ohio.

Hammes has been engaged as the owner’s representative on the project since 2021, supporting ADAMH with planning, design and construction initiatives, including team member selection. Read More …

VHC Health, Arlington County Announce Plans for New Rehabilitation, Behavioral Wellness Facility

VHC Health and Arlington County, located in Virginia, announced an agreement to expand mental health and rehabilitation services. The healthcare organization will purchase and transform 5.8 acres into a rehabilitation and behavioral health wellness facility.

In addition to greater inpatient rehab services capacity, the new facility will house expanded mental health services – a 24-bed adult unit, a 24-bed adolescent Read More …

White Paper Publishes on Design of Behavioral Health Crisis Units

A white paper penned by a group of experts in behavioral healthcare and the design of facilities for this patient population has been published by the Facility Guidelines Institute.

An FGI topic group was convened during the 2022 FGI Guidelines revision cycle to develop minimum requirements for Read More …

Free Behavioral & Mental Health Toolbox Expands Resources

The Center for Health Design has expanded the Behavioral & Mental Health Toolbox with new resources. Each toolbox contains a library of Center staff-curated content – research findings, expert insights, strategies, tools and other useful resources connecting the built environment to better health outcomes and reduced cost of care. Read More …

Meeting Growing Behavioral Health Needs with Comprehensive Facilities

Over the past several years, there has been increased investment in behavioral health services, including traditional inpatient treatment and emergency psychiatric services. This is due, in part, to the Affordable Care Act, which expanded the requirement for insurers to cover mental health needs.

Further, Read More …

BWBR Features New Podcast on Seeing Mental Health through Different Lens

Mental health has been a vexing problem in America for many reasons, but not the least of which has been the stigma surrounding it. The good news is there’s progress. The challenge is providing the proper space for treatment, as well as increasing access to it. Read More …

Progressive, Modernized Behavioral Health Facility to Serve Detroit Area Communities

Henry Ford Health System and Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. have formed a joint venture to address the growing, unmet need for accessible, high-quality behavioral health services in Detroit, Michigan and the surrounding counties. Read More …

Renovations Begin on Aspire Health Partners Access Center

Aspire Health Partners, Inc., a nonprofit behavioral healthcare organization, has selected Stevens Construction for the interior renovation of the Access Center located in Orlando, Florida. Read More …

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