Perspectives

March 1, 2021

Treating children and adolescents with mental and behavioral health issues is challenging. For those seeking treatment, care must be of...

April 5, 2017

For decades, investments in behavioral and mental health care languished, leaving a significant portion of the United States population without...

March 1, 2017

Construction costs for most health care projects are often viewed through the lens of cost-per-square foot or cost-per-bed. The challenge...

November 1, 2013

When a child presents at an inpatient mental health treatment program, they are living in a world that is out-of-proportion....

February 1, 2012

In 2006, the Avera Behavioral Health Center opened in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with the goal of creating mental health...

May 1, 2011

Research and applications have demonstrated that the care environment directly affects the health and healing of patients. Despite advances in...