Pineapple’s Michelle Blackie explores behavioral health in rural and frontier systems in the United States, places where critical access hospitals often serve as the only point of care for miles in every direction. In these settings, a single hospital must be everything for everyone: emergency department, primary care, mental health provider, and community lifeline. That reality demands an extraordinary level of agility in service delivery, from staff who wear multiple hats to facilities that...
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Pineapple’s Michelle Blackie explores behavioral health in rural and frontier systems in the United States, places where critical access hospitals often serve as the only point of care for miles in every direction. In these settings, a single hospital must be everything for everyone: emergency department, primary care, mental health provider, and community lifeline. That reality demands an extraordinary level of agility in service delivery, from staff who wear multiple hats to facilities that...
Neurodivergence and the Importance of Design for Support and Inclusivity
Healing Spaces: Mental Health Design Dialogue
43 minutes
1 year ago
Neurodivergence and the Importance of Design for Support and Inclusivity
Pineapple’s Edward Larsen hosts a discussion around neurodivergence and the importance of design for support and inclusivity. We have an opportunity in the design world to make the built environment less of a challenge for the neurodivergent population, and focus on creating spaces that are inclusive and supportive of individuals and their diverse cognitive styles. Building versatility into the spaces gives a sense of agency to the people within them. While we can’t really understand ho...
Healing Spaces: Mental Health Design Dialogue
Pineapple’s Michelle Blackie explores behavioral health in rural and frontier systems in the United States, places where critical access hospitals often serve as the only point of care for miles in every direction. In these settings, a single hospital must be everything for everyone: emergency department, primary care, mental health provider, and community lifeline. That reality demands an extraordinary level of agility in service delivery, from staff who wear multiple hats to facilities that...
