2025 Conference Programme

2025 Conference Programme

Tuesday 3 June

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Main Theatre

09:15

CEO Welcome

Main Theatre

Speaker:

09:30

KEYNOTE: One Year In – Opportunities for the Mental Health Built Environment Under the Labour Government

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Main Theatre

Chair:

  • Philip Ross Co-Founder Safehinge, Chair at Design in Mental Health - Safehinge Primera

11:00

Redefining Wellbeing in Finnish Psychiatric Hospitals: User Engagement in Creating Healing Spaces Amidst Administrative and Ideological Change

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Main Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

  • Karen Flatt Architect, Associate Principal Mental Health Lead - Arcadis

11:30

Designing and Building a Same Day Emergency Mental Health Care Unit in A&E

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Main Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

  • Karen Flatt Architect, Associate Principal Mental Health Lead - Arcadis

13:30

KEYNOTE: Trauma-Informed Design – An Aid to Recovery or Mere Window Dressing?

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Main Theatre

Chair:

14:30

“A Place For Recovery” – The Power of Collaboration – From Vision to Rationalised Completion of the Rivers Centre

[view]

Main Theatre

Speaker:

  • Xav Roberts Associate Director - Murphy Philips Associates LLP

Chair:

15:00

Fixing a ‘Failing’ Mental Healthcare System: A Design-led Response

[view]

Main Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

16:00

“Who, What, Why, Where, When, How?” Making The Most of Lived and Life Experience

[view]

Main Theatre

Chair:

  • Philip Ross Co-Founder Safehinge, Chair at Design in Mental Health - Safehinge Primera

Green Theatre

11:00

Innovation in Housing for People with Learning Disabilities – Englishcombe Lane Supported Housing

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Green Theatre

11:30

All Points North – The Delivery of North View

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

14:30

Ipswich Hospital Mental Health Unit: Nurturing Wellbeing and Mindfulness for the Whole Community

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

15:00

Creating Spaces For Child Neuroregulation in Behavioural Healthcare Spaces and Beyond

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

16:00

Meadow Green – A New Type of Dementia Ward, for Design in Mental Health

[view]

Green Theatre

16:30

A Room with Different Views: Mental Health Hospital Design

[view]

Green Theatre

Blue Theatre

11:00

Active Design and Digital Care: Shaping the Future of Community Well-Being

[view]

Blue Theatre

11:30

Pioneering the Design and Function of Medical-Psychiatry Units (MPUs): Bridging Acute Medical and Mental Health for Whole-person Care

[view]

Blue Theatre

Speaker:

14:30

Breaking Down Barriers: Changing Perceptions Of La Moye Prison

[view]

Blue Theatre

Speaker:

15:00

HALCYON: A Case for Investing in Section 136 Units or Places of Safety, Using Evidence-based Design, to Aid Recovery From the First Point of Contact With a Mental Health Environment

[view]

Blue Theatre

16:00

Open, Closed or In-between? Nurse/Care Station Design in America

[view]

Blue Theatre

Chair:

  • Karen Flatt Architect, Associate Principal Mental Health Lead - Arcadis

16:30

The Intersection of Art and Mental Health: The Silverwood Story

[view]

Blue Theatre

Chair:

  • Karen Flatt Architect, Associate Principal Mental Health Lead - Arcadis

Workshop Room

Main Theatre

09:15

CEO Welcome

Main Theatre

Speaker:

09:30

KEYNOTE: One Year In – Opportunities for the Mental Health Built Environment Under the Labour Government

[view]

Main Theatre

Chair:

  • Philip Ross Co-Founder Safehinge, Chair at Design in Mental Health - Safehinge Primera

11:00

Redefining Wellbeing in Finnish Psychiatric Hospitals: User Engagement in Creating Healing Spaces Amidst Administrative and Ideological Change

[view]

Main Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

  • Karen Flatt Architect, Associate Principal Mental Health Lead - Arcadis

11:30

Designing and Building a Same Day Emergency Mental Health Care Unit in A&E

[view]

Main Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

  • Karen Flatt Architect, Associate Principal Mental Health Lead - Arcadis

13:30

KEYNOTE: Trauma-Informed Design – An Aid to Recovery or Mere Window Dressing?

[view]

Main Theatre

Chair:

14:30

“A Place For Recovery” – The Power of Collaboration – From Vision to Rationalised Completion of the Rivers Centre

[view]

Main Theatre

Speaker:

  • Xav Roberts Associate Director - Murphy Philips Associates LLP

Chair:

15:00

Fixing a ‘Failing’ Mental Healthcare System: A Design-led Response

[view]

Main Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

16:00

“Who, What, Why, Where, When, How?” Making The Most of Lived and Life Experience

[view]

Main Theatre

Chair:

  • Philip Ross Co-Founder Safehinge, Chair at Design in Mental Health - Safehinge Primera

Green Theatre

11:00

Innovation in Housing for People with Learning Disabilities – Englishcombe Lane Supported Housing

[view]

Green Theatre

11:30

All Points North – The Delivery of North View

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

14:30

Ipswich Hospital Mental Health Unit: Nurturing Wellbeing and Mindfulness for the Whole Community

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

15:00

Creating Spaces For Child Neuroregulation in Behavioural Healthcare Spaces and Beyond

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

16:00

Meadow Green – A New Type of Dementia Ward, for Design in Mental Health

[view]

Green Theatre

16:30

A Room with Different Views: Mental Health Hospital Design

[view]

Green Theatre

Blue Theatre

11:00

Active Design and Digital Care: Shaping the Future of Community Well-Being

[view]

Blue Theatre

11:30

Pioneering the Design and Function of Medical-Psychiatry Units (MPUs): Bridging Acute Medical and Mental Health for Whole-person Care

[view]

Blue Theatre

Speaker:

14:30

Breaking Down Barriers: Changing Perceptions Of La Moye Prison

[view]

Blue Theatre

Speaker:

15:00

HALCYON: A Case for Investing in Section 136 Units or Places of Safety, Using Evidence-based Design, to Aid Recovery From the First Point of Contact With a Mental Health Environment

[view]

Blue Theatre

16:00

Open, Closed or In-between? Nurse/Care Station Design in America

[view]

Blue Theatre

Chair:

  • Karen Flatt Architect, Associate Principal Mental Health Lead - Arcadis

16:30

The Intersection of Art and Mental Health: The Silverwood Story

[view]

Blue Theatre

Chair:

  • Karen Flatt Architect, Associate Principal Mental Health Lead - Arcadis

Workshop Room

Wednesday 4 June

View Previous Day

Main Theatre

09:15

CEO Welcome

Main Theatre

Speaker:

09:30

KEYNOTE: Ward Design and Safety – Dilemmas, Challenges and Safewards

[view]

Main Theatre

Chair:

  • Philip Ross Co-Founder Safehinge, Chair at Design in Mental Health - Safehinge Primera

11:00

“Whose Anxiety Are We Treating?” Balancing Risk Mitigation With The Need For Caring and Therapeutic Environments.

[view]

Main Theatre

Speaker:

  • Philip Ross Co-Founder Safehinge, Chair at Design in Mental Health - Safehinge Primera

11:30

The Culture of Care – Learning From Trauma Informed and Autism Informed Environment Reviews

[view]

Main Theatre

13:30

Keynote: In Conversation

[view]

Main Theatre

Speaker:

  • Marsha McAdam Mental Health Advocate, Ambassador and Peer Consultant - Centre for Mental Health

Chair:

14:30

Involving Service Users to Define a New Standard of Care

[view]

Main Theatre

14:50

Healing Architecture

[view]

Main Theatre

15:10

Cygnet Social Hubs

[view]

Main Theatre

Green Theatre

11:00

Secure Children’s Homes – A Pathfinder Scheme

[view]

Green Theatre

Chair:

11:30

Therapeutic Design for Neurodiversity: The Brook Learning Disability/Autism Unit

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

14:30

Current and Emerging Treatments for Mental Illness and Associated Environments of Care

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

14:50

Rebuilding a State Mental Health System the Size of the United Kingdom

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

  • Tim Rommel Principal, Mental Health Practice Leader - Cannon Design, Inc.

Chair:

15:10

‘The Same But Different’ – Designing High Rise Mental Health for Children and Adults

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

Blue Theatre

11:00

The Reinvention of Mental Health Crisis Services: A Conversation

[view]

Blue Theatre

Speaker:

11:30

‘Waking Up On The Right Side Of The Bed’ – Improving Mental Health Through Better Sleep

[view]

Blue Theatre

Speaker:

  • Karen Flatt Architect, Associate Principal Mental Health Lead - Arcadis

14:30

Driving Health Improvement, Equity, and Economic Development Through a Health in all Policies Approach with Users at the Core

[view]

Blue Theatre

Speaker:

  • Nicola Butterworth Corporate Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing - Liverpool City Council

Chair:

14:50

The Waiting Rooms Project

[view]

Blue Theatre

Chair:

15:10

Co-creating Inclusive Communities: Lessons for Local Authority Planning Teams

[view]

Blue Theatre

Chair:

Workshop Room

Main Theatre

09:15

CEO Welcome

Main Theatre

Speaker:

09:30

KEYNOTE: Ward Design and Safety – Dilemmas, Challenges and Safewards

[view]

Main Theatre

Chair:

  • Philip Ross Co-Founder Safehinge, Chair at Design in Mental Health - Safehinge Primera

11:00

“Whose Anxiety Are We Treating?” Balancing Risk Mitigation With The Need For Caring and Therapeutic Environments.

[view]

Main Theatre

Speaker:

  • Philip Ross Co-Founder Safehinge, Chair at Design in Mental Health - Safehinge Primera

11:30

The Culture of Care – Learning From Trauma Informed and Autism Informed Environment Reviews

[view]

Main Theatre

13:30

Keynote: In Conversation

[view]

Main Theatre

Speaker:

  • Marsha McAdam Mental Health Advocate, Ambassador and Peer Consultant - Centre for Mental Health

Chair:

14:30

Involving Service Users to Define a New Standard of Care

[view]

Main Theatre

14:50

Healing Architecture

[view]

Main Theatre

15:10

Cygnet Social Hubs

[view]

Main Theatre

Green Theatre

11:00

Secure Children’s Homes – A Pathfinder Scheme

[view]

Green Theatre

Chair:

11:30

Therapeutic Design for Neurodiversity: The Brook Learning Disability/Autism Unit

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

14:30

Current and Emerging Treatments for Mental Illness and Associated Environments of Care

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

14:50

Rebuilding a State Mental Health System the Size of the United Kingdom

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

  • Tim Rommel Principal, Mental Health Practice Leader - Cannon Design, Inc.

Chair:

15:10

‘The Same But Different’ – Designing High Rise Mental Health for Children and Adults

[view]

Green Theatre

Speaker:

Chair:

Blue Theatre

11:00

The Reinvention of Mental Health Crisis Services: A Conversation

[view]

Blue Theatre

Speaker:

11:30

‘Waking Up On The Right Side Of The Bed’ – Improving Mental Health Through Better Sleep

[view]

Blue Theatre

Speaker:

  • Karen Flatt Architect, Associate Principal Mental Health Lead - Arcadis

14:30

Driving Health Improvement, Equity, and Economic Development Through a Health in all Policies Approach with Users at the Core

[view]

Blue Theatre

Speaker:

  • Nicola Butterworth Corporate Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing - Liverpool City Council

Chair:

14:50

The Waiting Rooms Project

[view]

Blue Theatre

Chair:

15:10

Co-creating Inclusive Communities: Lessons for Local Authority Planning Teams

[view]

Blue Theatre

Chair:

Workshop Room

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