Disciplines
Architecture | Environmental Design | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract (300 words maximum)
Along Martha Berry Boulevard in the City of Rome, Georgia, is the proposed Tax Allocation District (TAD), which slates redevelopment for blighted areas, including motels that have been a hot spot for criminal activity in the area. Coupled with this blighted area is the need for mental health facilities to serve the needs of the community, specifically long-term facilities for patients with depression and/or self-harm concerns. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for those aged 10-24 in Georgia according to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD). A new long-term facility is proposed within the Tax Allocation District that blends the community of Rome within the threshold of the facility, as well as designing patient rooms and day rooms to control daylight and artificial light to regulate circadian rhythms, therefore reducing self-harm incidents and improving recovery for patients diagnosed with depression.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
CACM - Architecture
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Robin Puttock
Included in
Thresholds of Healing: Rethinking Inpatient Mental Health Facility Design
Along Martha Berry Boulevard in the City of Rome, Georgia, is the proposed Tax Allocation District (TAD), which slates redevelopment for blighted areas, including motels that have been a hot spot for criminal activity in the area. Coupled with this blighted area is the need for mental health facilities to serve the needs of the community, specifically long-term facilities for patients with depression and/or self-harm concerns. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for those aged 10-24 in Georgia according to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD). A new long-term facility is proposed within the Tax Allocation District that blends the community of Rome within the threshold of the facility, as well as designing patient rooms and day rooms to control daylight and artificial light to regulate circadian rhythms, therefore reducing self-harm incidents and improving recovery for patients diagnosed with depression.