AHEAD: HEALING CENTER FOR TRAUMA PATIENTS
EUGENE OREGON: TAMARACK WELLNESS CENTER BUILDINGS
Traumatic life experiences can affect a multitude of mental conditions and illnesses in trauma victims impacting the way they live their lives, preventing them from living comfortably, and causing severe disabilities. There are very effective healing methods for trauma that have been practiced for many years; however, not all trauma victims can utilize all these healing resources because of location issues, social issues, and systematic issues around treating trauma (Alpert, Baldwin, Bloom, Carey, Corrigan, Friedman, Pryor). These combined issues slow down the process of healing, preventing patients from receiving the full benefit of their treatment or from receiving treatment at all.
This Healing and Guidance Center for Trauma focuses on providing a variety of healing resources for patients of trauma and mental illnesses affected by trauma all in one centralized facility with a psychological therapy department, physical therapy department, an integrated life-resource counseling department, a mind-body department, sensory department, and social connecting activity. The goals are to provide victims of trauma with a catered and comprehensive healing approach by allocating all healing methods and resources in one location, and by designing spaces that prioritize the wellness and growth of the users through comfort and trust.
The Ahead Center for Trauma has the opportunity to change the way trauma victims progress in their own healing and the way therapists, physical therapists, social workers, career counselors, teachers, and mind-body guides will address their practices to suit the individual needs of each patient and their unique life-traumas. This project investigates solutions to creating beautiful and comforting healing spaces that support the behavioral needs of trauma victims.