We recently secured a research grant for a rigorous Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) of a pediatric behavioral health facility: the new William K. Schubert M.D. Mental Health Center, which we designed for @cincychildrens. A triad research partnership was established between Cincinnati Children`s, GBBN, and the Architecture + Health Program at @clemsonuniversity. GBBN sponsored a team of Clemson researchers, led by Dr. Lyndsey Deaton, together with a total of eight doctoral and master`s students, to help observe milieu spaces. This study fills a research gap by exploring public areas within the inpatient pediatric behavioral health facility, focusing on milieu spaces that support this care model.
Once the study is complete, we will share our results. We`ll also use the findings to publish a one-of-a-kind toolkit that can help the pediatric health community better understand how behavioral health facility design can impact operations and outcomes. Why is this important? Adolescents are experiencing unprecedented levels of mental and behavioral health issues with 1 in 5 American children and young adults experiencing a mental health disorder each year. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-14. Leading pediatric health systems are leveraging every tool, including facility design, to improve how they support and treat adolescent mental health. #architecture #design #research #healthcare #health #mentalhealth #mentalwellbeing #behavioralhealth #wellbeing #wellness #milieu #postoccupancyevaluation #POE #newconstruction