James Adamson & Kate Netten will introduce you to the innovative and successful National Prison Radio campaign ‘Sorry to Interrupt your Day’. Through the medium of National Prison Radio, the campaign took an innovative approach using soundscaping and foley sounds. These were layered with prisoner voices to get key evidence-based messages to prisoners about what… Read more »
There are high rates of both physical and mental health issues within the prison population. Rates of mental illness and poor physical health are disproportionately higher amongst prisoners. National policy, legislation and strategies relating to prison healthcare are based on the principle of equivalence, with those incarcerated requiring equal access to a range of health… Read more »
Best practice in co-production and the Stakeholder Engagement Toolkit: what does good coproduction look like in the design process? A workshop discussion facilitated by Design in Mental Health’s Lived Experience Advisory Panel.
A workshop for clinicians and people pledging support to the take up of the Informed Choices testing standard. Discussing the new CQC and Nursing Directorate guidance for ligature reduction in mental health settings in the light of the Informed Choices testing standard.
This interactive workshop revolves around the stories of an architectural designer and her lived experience and a healthcare planner whose family experienced a loved one in crisis and the ripple effect on their lives. Through the lens of sketching of the inpatient psychiatric units both experienced as both patient and visitor, they share best practices… Read more »
Altro and Floyd Slaski Architects have been working together in the last year to look at how to innovate the product selection process to help and identify Neurodiverse-friendly and Dementia-friendly palette of products on the basis of evidence based researches. Altro has been running a series of successful workshops on ‘Design for All’ and neurodiversity… Read more »
Introduction: The intersection of design and mental health is a realm of immense potential. In today’s world, assistive equipment is often associated solely with functionality and healthcare. However, this workshop aims to challenge this paradigm by shifting the focus from creating mere devices to crafting personalized, user-centric solutions that foster a profound emotional connection between… Read more »
In this interactive workshop we help designers experience the world from the perspective of an older person and one who is living with dementia. Using aids including a gerontology ageing suit and prompts (including feeding attendees chocolate) we explore how we experience and navigate buildings and complete tasks when our body and mind are receiving… Read more »
The presentation will start with an introduction to the work of the Anna Freud Centre; straddling clinical services, short stay school, post graduate study and charity workspace focussed on children’s mental health issues. From this we will explore the design process and completed building (winner of a 2021 Design in Mental Health Award) to create… Read more »
Step Exhibitions
Step House,
North Farm Road,
Tunbridge Wells,
TN2 3DR,
United Kingdom.
Tel. 01892 518877
If you would like more information on how you can be involved on a commercial level as either an exhibitor or sponsor, please contact the team on: +44(0)1892 518877.
Step Exhibitions
Step House,
North Farm Road,
Tunbridge Wells,
TN2 3DR,
United Kingdom.
Tel. 01892 518877
If you would like more information on how you can be involved on a commercial level as either an exhibitor or sponsor, please contact the team on: +44(0)1892 518877.
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