May 9, 2013 Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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As the design team was choosing patient chairs for the new geriatric med-psych unit at Saint Mary's Health Care, not only did they have to incorporate the safety requirements of adult psychiatric patients but they also had to address the medical and comfort needs of geriatric patients.
April 30, 2013 Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment has expanded its Illinois rehab network with the opening of a new outpatient center providing adult alcohol and drug rehab treatment in Chicago's River North district.
April 18, 2013 Laurence D. Kopp, PhD
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Lesson: It takes a lot more than “ligature resistant” products to create safer patient environments.
March 13, 2013 James M. Hunt, AIA, NCARB
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Lately I have been noticing on several occasions people admonishing others that something is not being done "the right way". This implies that there is only one way to do that particular thing "right" and that the person speaking is in possession of all possible knowledge about the different ways of doing that "thing" and which is the "right' way in this particular instance.
March 12, 2013 Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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At the 2013 NAPHS Annual Meeting, authors of the Design Guide for the Built Environment of Behavioral Health Facilities were presented with an award as their publication celebrates its 10-year anniversary.
March 7, 2013 Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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NAPHS Annual Meeting is March 11-13. Behavioral Healthcare will be on-site to bring you coverage from the event.
March 6, 2013 Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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Amenities stress home-like comfort for those who say for several days—or more.
January 29, 2013 Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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Look at the history of nearly any housing and treatment project for those with behavioral health problems, and you'll find opposition fired by proximity and prejudice.
January 23, 2013 James M. Hunt, AIA, NCARB
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Consultant warns that a little bit of 'knowledge' can be a dangerous thing.
January 17, 2013 Dennis Grantham, Editor-In-Chief
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Mental Health Association’s 'no-debt' model leverages private funds, sparks success, ignites citywide effort
November 1, 2012 Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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As thousands are experiencing the effects of the hurricane, President and CEO of a New Jersey behavioral health organization explains the status of the East Coast as he experiences it.
October 23, 2012 Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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$20 million dollar master campus investment turns a formerly bankrupt eastside hospital into a StoneCrest Center, which will help fill the need for mental healthcare services in Metro Detroit and Michigan.
