2026 Awards Shortlists

The Shortlisted Entries Are...

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust & University of Lincoln School of Creative Arts: Co-creating Resilience

Lincoln School of Creative Arts

Maple Ward

Gibberd Architects

Carmadillo Sensory Rocking Chair

Cranium Medical Products (Pty) Ltd

The Mechanical Override. Fail-Safe Access That Guarantees Entry Without Additional Tools

Safehinge Primera

Crompton Street Crisis Café

Gilling Dod with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Cubbie Sensory Spaces on MPFT Adult Mental Health Wards

Midlands Partnership Foundation University NHS Trust

Tackling Alarm Fatigue: How a Joint QI Initiative with Mersey Care Reduced False Alarms by 99%

Safehinge Primera

Stephanie Kyle, Associate Architect & Inclusive Design Consultant

Floyd Slaski Architects

Stephen Parker, Mental Health Designer & Advocate

Stantec

Differences Not Disabilities

Differencesnotdisabilities Ltd

Dr. Scott Zeller - Pioneer in Compassionate Behavioral Health Care

Vituity

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Aqqusariaq Nunavut Recovery Centre

Stantec

Al Mahalla Mental Health Hospital

ICC (Integrated Consultations Company)

First Voluntary Surgical Hospital Rehabilitation Centre, Ivano FrankivskHealing Body and Mind: A Therapeutic Environment for the Recovery of Ukraine’s Wounded Soldiers and Veterans

Floyd Slaski Architects

StarCare Specialty Health System-Behavioral Health Hospital & Diversion Center

Stantec

Emergency Department Sensory Installation – Causeway Hospital

Creative Activity Group

Langtree Care Home - Standish

Alessandro Caruso Architects Ltd

From Seclusion to Sunlight: Reimagining Intensive Autism Care Through Therapeutic Design

Cygnet Health Care

Bronte Ward Therapeutic Sensory Installation - Bluestone Unit, Craigavon Area Hospital

Creative Activity Group

Millennium Lodge - A Pathfinder Scheme

Kier Design

Cygnet Elowen Hospital

Cygnet Health Care

The Nook from SAMH

SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health)

Central London Samaritans

Murphy Philipps Architects

Berrywood Hospital: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Fleet Architects

Seren Lodge Mother and Baby Unit

Gilling Dod with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Norton Lea - Clinical Project Team

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

A Last Chance, Taken — and the Team That Changed Everything

Cygnet Health Care

Cygnet Hospital Woking: Oaktree Ward

Cygnet Health Care

Capital Estates Team

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Estates & Facilities Team Working in Partnership to Support Improvements in Care

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS FT

Dr Kershaw's Hospice

Urban Green

Guts Cafe at Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital

Guts Cafe

Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke: Farm Project

Cygnet Health Care

The Multi-System Key. Simplifying Emergency Access Across Mental Health Door Systems

Safehinge Primera

The Assured Bathroom Door. The Next Generation Ligature-Resistant Soft Door

Safehinge Primera

Fynn reduced-ligature task light

Pineapple

Kem and Carolyn Gardner Crisis Care Center, Huntsman Mental Health Institute

architecture+

GRAND Mental Health Stillwater: Embodying Wellbeing

FOREST for the Trees

Mathile Center for Mental Health and Wellness - Dayton Children's Hospital

Cannon Design

Water Meadow View

Gilling Dod with Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Derbyshire Making Room for Dignity Programme: Carsington Unit & Derwent Unit

Integrated Health Projects

Mossley Hill

Gilling Dod Architects

The Brook

Grainge Architects

Seren Lodge Mother and Baby Unit

Gilling Dod with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Heather Close Lewisham N2 Community Pilot

Floyd Slaski Architects

Millennium Lodge – A Pathfinder Scheme

Kier Design

NELFT's 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Assessment Hub

North East London NHS Foundation Trust