Safe and Welcoming Behavioral Health Spaces CEU

Behavioral health continues to be at the forefront of healthcare concerns, the pandemic only exacerbated a growing behavioral health crisis. With this recognition, comes questions on how to best serve patients. The built environment has a significant role to play in supporting physical and emotional safety. This CEU focuses on the key role furniture can play in behavioral health environments, delivering design principles that enhance physical safety for patients and staff, while also supporting the reduction of stress, fear, and anxiety to create spaces that promote positive therapeutic relationships. Frameworks and examples are given to help design safe and welcoming spaces.