Designing Behavioral Health Facilities for Privacy

With passage of the healthcare law providing increased coverage for behavioral health services, treatment services for substance use disorders are being integrated with general healthcare. Many healthcare organizations are including spaces for outpatient behavioral health within primary care clinics, and the growing public awareness of addiction as a disease is helping to lessen the associated stigma of getting treatment. However, the need for privacy and discretion, for both legal and clinical reasons, remains integral to a patient’s experience as more outpatient facilities open within multi-tenant buildings, often in highly visible, urban areas. As such, several key design elements can help protect privacy.

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