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Using colour psychology to heal
Catherine Shovlin [email protected]
Example: The Newcomen Centre Children with serious neurological conditionsNEED: to reduce stress for families waiting for consultations
Example: The Newcomen Centre
Example: The Newcomen Centre
“The children are calmer. So the parents cope better and the staff
can do their job”
Example: Snowsfields Unit, Maudsley HospitalAdolescents usually here for several weeks with severe psychological disordersNEED: to feel less prisonlike, easier transition, sense of journey
Example: Snowsfields Unit, Maudsley Hospital
Example: Snowsfields Unit, Maudsley Hospital
… to create a wider and more engaging horizon in “Coast on Fence”
Example: Snowsfields Unit, Maudsley Hospital
Example: Snowsfields Unit, Maudsley Hospital
“It looks like they care about the space, so I think they might care about me”
Example: Royal Free, Children’s OutpatientsChildren who are sick or had an accident. NEED: to distract them while waiting and make doorways easier
Example: Royal Free Hospital, Children’s Outpatients
“It’s less scary to go and see the giraffe”
Example 4: The Nest for Premature Children, Argentina
Example: El Nido, Buenos AiresPremature babies and their parents NEED: to feel safe and encourage readiness to leave
xExample: El Nido, Buenos Aires
Example: El Nido, Buenos Aires
Example: El Nido, Buenos Aires
“A place to feel safe until we are ready to fly away”
Example 5: National Children’s Hospital, Baku, Azerbaijan Play area on the theme of numbers
Example: Children’s National Hospital, BakuLong term ill children, some far from home for months NEED: to feel like regular children, to play, to smile
Example: Children’s National Hospital, Baku
Example: Children’s National Hospital, Baku
Room for imaginationExample: Children’s National Hospital, Baku
“You have reminded us that they are children as well as patients”
Example 5: National Children’s Hospital, Baku, Azerbaijan Play area on the theme of numbers
Example: Dementia Centre, SE LondonDay patients in early stages of dementia NEED: to find the right rooms, to feel joy
Example: Dementia Centre, SE London
“It makes me smile. It makes me feel like dancing again”
Example: Syrian Refugee Camp, JordanLong term shelter for traumatised refugee familiesNEED: sense of place, sense of identity, to feel joy
Example: Syrian Refugee Camp, Jordan
Example: Syrian Refugee Camp, Jordan
Example: Syrian Refugee Camp, Jordan
Example: Syrian Refugee Camp, Jordan
Example: Syrian Refugee Camp, Jordan
“You have allowed us to see the rainbow again”
Use colour psychology to heal
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