Houston, TX
UT Health Houston John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center
In Partnership with Perkins&Will
The UT Health Behavioral Sciences Center is a facility focused on serving the needs of behavioral health populations in the State of Texas, Harris County, and surrounding counties by providing prompt access to mental health care, substance use disorder intervention and treatment, and medical care. This new model for the treatment of patients meets the strategic goal of serving the behavioral health community in a comprehensive integrated treatment program while addressing the dire need for additional acute treatment beds within the geographical area of Harris and adjacent counties.
The relationship of this new campus with existing behavioral health programs serves as the lead in addressing immediate crisis situations and transitioning patients from the hospital environment into community-based psychiatric programs. The facility also advances educational opportunities and is the nexus of behavioral health research in the region through association with the University of Texas System. The facility supports the programs and services concerned with research, prevention, and detection of mental disorders and disabilities.
The 240,000 SF program includes 264 new inpatient beds, support for staff and student education and research, and an off-unit therapy mall to support healthy recovery. The building integrates the healing features of nature through the use of strategic views from the unit and carefully planned courtyards designed for therapeutic benefits. The exterior design responds to the desire of the client to have a state-of-the-art academic medical center that is also a safe place for healing.
The program accommodates multiple levels of treatment and multiple patient populations including Pediatric, Geriatric, Acute, Residential Treatment, and other populations with access to medication management, group and individual therapy, educational and life skills training. The facility also includes space for ECT and TMS therapies for inpatients and returning patients as ongoing treatment.
The relationship of this new campus with existing behavioral health programs serves as the lead in addressing immediate crisis situations and transitioning patients from the hospital environment into community-based psychiatric programs. The facility also advances educational opportunities and is the nexus of behavioral health research in the region through association with the University of Texas System. The facility supports the programs and services concerned with research, prevention, and detection of mental disorders and disabilities.
The 240,000 SF program includes 264 new inpatient beds, support for staff and student education and research, and an off-unit therapy mall to support healthy recovery. The building integrates the healing features of nature through the use of strategic views from the unit and carefully planned courtyards designed for therapeutic benefits. The exterior design responds to the desire of the client to have a state-of-the-art academic medical center that is also a safe place for healing.
The program accommodates multiple levels of treatment and multiple patient populations including Pediatric, Geriatric, Acute, Residential Treatment, and other populations with access to medication management, group and individual therapy, educational and life skills training. The facility also includes space for ECT and TMS therapies for inpatients and returning patients as ongoing treatment.
Size: 240,000 SF
Completion: 2022
