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Future According to the World Health Organisation, in 2019, 970 million people globally were living with a mental disorder, with anxiety and depression the most common. Globally, mental disorders account for 1 in 6 years lived with disability. People with severe mental health conditions die 10 to 20 years earlier than the general population. And having a mental health condition increases the risk of suicide and experiencing human rights violations. The economic consequences of mental health conditions are also enormous, with productivity losses significantly outstripping the direct costs of care. The need therefore for appropriate and accessible Services and settings to promote, support and nurture Mental Health and Wellbeing is huge. Environments that support Neurodiversity and facilitate productive and sustainable care are at the forefront of our design approach be they relating to modern inpatient wards, Urgent care centres and Crisis hubs, Rehab and CAMHS facilities, specialist Dementia care homes, or bespoke Learning Disability or ASD facilities. At Gilling Dod, we understand no one size fits all and we are actively engaged in research and innovation projects that look to evolve Pathway specific design in the built environment. Inpatient care alone cannot meet this global demand so the need to look at more Pre-emptive, Community based and individual care strategies has come to the fore including new technologies, products and Service models. These too have driven the need for groundbreaking Research and Innovation buildings which are vehicles for cross sector collaboration and development, housing Virtual reality labs to test new treatments and aid AI product development, living lab spaces for immersive therapies and co- production, plus learning hubs and digital resource spaces for knowledge sharing. The next 10 years will see Mental Health and wellbeing coming out of the hospital setting, into our offices, schools, and public buildings, and through accessible tech, into our everyday lives. Gilling Dod is proud to support this care revolution and through informed innovate design, will help shape the healthy communities of tomorrow.
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