SHP Learning Webinar: Considering Mental Health design from a patient perspective

The Power of Art in Mental Health Spaces

In this thoughtful session, we step into the shoes of those who use mental health facilities every day, exploring how design—particularly in high-risk areas like en-suite spaces—affects safety, comfort, and dignity. Our guest, Kathryn Lazenby, brings invaluable insight as a person with lived experience of a mental health facility, sharing how her journey can help shape safer, more supportive environments.

Other useful resources

During the webinar, we mentioned a few associated resources.  You can find links to these below.

• Design in Mental Health Network (DIMHN) is free for all NHS and mental healthcare providers to sign up for >> https://www.dimhn.org/join-us/.  

• Safewards – an evidenced clinical and environmental model of proactively reducing flashpoints to create calmer wards

• Contact Katharine Lazenby – LinkedIn

• Recordings of our previous webinars if you’d like to know more about what we do:
  • The Lifesaving Considerations of Anti-barricade
  • Ligature and Self-harm Design Strategies
  • Collaborating to save lives through good design with Ryder Architecture (DIMH Digital Week)
  • Design considerations of electronic locking