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The design of the recently completed Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery by SBLM Architects includes key criteria mandated in the Baker Act -- such as hospital emergency intake centers and emergency vehicle access -- while providing multiple environments conducive to the treatment and recovery of persons with mental illness. Most importantly, the Center offers a viable and cost-efficient alternative to incarcerating a population that has proven to be responsive to clinical treatment. It also addresses options for a significant portion of the homeless population in Miami

A state-of-the-art mental health center for the homeless rising in Allapattah is awaiting approval from the county before opening its doors. The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery is a pioneer facility with a mission to target comprehensive recovery and promote self-sufficiency to break the homelessness-to-jail cycle and reduce the financial burden on the state and taxpayers. The sprawling 150,000-square-foot, seven-floor campus at 2200 NW Seventh Ave. will include a receiving center, integrated crisis stabilization unit, residential treatment, outpatient behavioral health, primary care and more...

MIAMI – After a man was killed in Homestead on Sunday, his mother tells CBS News Miami he struggled with mental health issues. Daniel Allen Kempf battled depression and even attempted suicide in the past according to his mother Yaneitsy Rosete. Homestead police tell CBS News Miami the subject involved in the shooting on Sunday was armed and the officer was forced to shoot. They have not confirmed the victim is Kempf...

Soon-to-open Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery offers new paradigm for treatment of mental illness & alternatives to homelessness & incarceration

The design of the recently completed Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery by SBLM Architects includes key criteria mandated in the Baker Act -- such as hospital emergency intake centers and emergency vehicle access -- while providing multiple environments conducive to the treatment and recovery of persons with mental illness. Most importantly, the Center offers...

The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery is preparing to open in the coming year to provide a new solution for those suffering from serious mental illnesses (SMIs) and offer critical alternatives to homelessness and incarceration.

The seven-story facility, designed by SBLM Architects, located at 22nd Street and Northwest Seventh Avenue, is an adaptive reuse of a 180,000-square-foot property owned by the state and leased to Miami-Dade County. The ultimate goal...

SBLM Architects can finally celebrate the design and successful completion of the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery at Northwest 22nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Miami. An adaptive reuse of an existing 180,000-square-foot property owned by the state and leased to Miami-Dade County, the seven-story facility will soon accommodate 208 beds for patients with mental illnesses. The goal of the Center is to divert people with mental illnesses from the criminal justice system, facilitate recovery, and transition them to permanent housing. It is the first of its kind project in the United States!

SBLM Architects can finally celebrate the design and successful completion of the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery at Northwest 22nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Miami. An adaptive reuse of an existing 180,000-square-foot property owned by the state and leased to Miami-Dade County, the seven-story facility will soon accommodate 208 beds for patients with mental illnesses. The goal of the Center is to divert people with mental illnesses from the criminal justice system, facilitate recovery, and transition them to permanent housing. It is the first of its kind project in the United States

First-of-Its-Kind, SBLM-Designed “Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery” Nears Opening

SBLM Architects can finally celebrate the design and successful completion of the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery at Northwest 22nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Miami. An adaptive reuse of an existing 180,000-square-foot property owned by the state and leased to Miami-Dade County, the seven-story facility will soon accommodate 208 beds for patients with mental illnesses. The goal of the Center is to divert people with mental illnesses from the criminal justice system, facilitate recovery, and transition them to permanent housing. It is the first of its kind project in the United States!

First-of-Its-Kind, SBLM-Designed “Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery” Nears Opening

The Learning Center was designed by SBLM Architects to match the classical design of other campus buildings. To this end, the design team outfitted the building with a red brick façade with white-paned double-hung windows and white ornamental accents including lintels and cornices. The main entrance features elegant columns and ...

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