Behavioral & Mental Health Toolbox.

Toolkit

Behavioral & Mental Health Toolbox.

March 7, 2018

Center for Health Design. Concord, CA: Center for Health Design; 2018.

Behavioral and mental health patients have unique concerns that affect their safety. This toolkit provides strategies, insights, and research to address vulnerabilities to this patient population. Design interventions to improve the service environment are also available.

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