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Home » Multimedia » Design Center » Letting the light in

Letting the light in

Designers bring new rays of hope to behavioral health facilities. Read the related article "Building better behavioral health care facilities."

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The psychiatric medical unit at Mercy Health Saint Mary’s, Grand Rapids, Mich., features a light-filled, open floor plan and a variety of common spaces where patients can gather. | Photo courtesy of Progressive AE

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Instead of a central nurses’ station, the psychiatric medical unit at Mercy Health Saint Mary’s has built-in benches for nurses using workstations on wheels, increasing nurse visibility and easing anxiety. | Photo courtesy of Progressive AE

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A courtyard at Cherry Hospital, a state-run psychiatric facility in Goldsboro, N.C., brings light into the building as a key element of the design. | Photo courtesy of Perkins+Will

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Solid, secured wood furnishings add to the appeal of patient rooms at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in New York City. | Photo by Paul Warchol

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Regional limestone and cherry wood give a sense of stability and warmth to Hazelden Plymouth (Minn.). | Photo by Bruce Silcox

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Hazelden Plymouth (Minn.), an addiction treatment center for younger patients, features an art room, a gymnasium with climbing wall and a music room. | Photos by Bruce Silcox

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