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
Voting Is Now OPEN For The People's Choice Award...

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



