Mental Health Care

Mental health care is a field that addresses psychological well-being through clinical, therapeutic, and community-based practices. It spans psychiatry, psychology, social work, and public health, intersecting with environments where healing or distress occurs. In relation to landscape and architecture, mental health care foregrounds the therapeutic potential of space: gardens, clinics, and everyday settings that shape affective states. The discipline negotiates between biomedical frameworks and broader social determinants of health. It reveals how care is always situated within spatial, cultural, and ecological contexts.

/ Tamer-Georges Musharbesh

Mental health disorders such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and paranoid schizophrenia affect masses of people worldwide. These conditions not only challenge individuals but also deeply affect their relatives and communities. While clinical treatments remain essential, there is increasing recognition of the therapeutic role landscapes can play in supporting mental health recovery. Historically, nature […]

/ Richard Stiles, Peter Kurz

As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of what was formerly called ‘the European Landscape Convention’ spare a thought for upcoming generations: Generation Z and especially Generation Alpha are having a difficult time. They are stuck between a rock and a hard place, between the perils of the real world and the dangers of life in […]

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