Understanding the Growing Demand for Behavioral Healthcare

Behavioral health encompasses mental health, substance addiction, and other disorders, with the goal of promoting positive behavioral changes and improving quality of life. The rising prevalence of mental illness is driving the demand for behavioral healthcare.

According to the World Health Organization, globally, an estimated 1 in 8 people, or approximately 14%, experience mental disorders, highlighting a significant need for behavioral healthcare.

As societal awareness and acceptance of mental health issues grow, lowering the stigma surrounding mental health and substance abuse, more individuals are seeking treatment and support, which is further increasing market growth for medical construction, healthcare providers are looking for innovative solutions to create supportive, adaptable, and secure environments for behavioral health treatment.

The global behavioral healthcare market is expected to reach USD 331.11 billion by 2032.

Creating Safe, Healing Environments

In our conversations with behavioral healthcare clinic and facility decision-makers, we are listening and continue to observe to better understand their challenges with interior construction, where the safety of both patients and staff members is the number one priority. Designing and constructing behavioral healthcare facilities presents unique challenges; these environments prioritize safety, privacy, and healing, while also adhering to strict regulations.

Falkbuilt’s offsite prefabricated digital components are revolutionizing the construction of these spaces, offering flexible, efficient, and durable solutions tailored to the needs of the behavioral healthcare industry.

• McNally Solid Walls are impact and ligature resistant and stand up to high use while maintaining a clean, safe environment.

• Our panels can be installed monolithically and scribed to the floor with security grade caulking.

• The recessed reveal filler extrusion is designed to function in all standard Falkbuilt cladding reveal locations, ensuring all cladding is secure and tamper-resistant.

Unlike porous drywall, our durable finishes are incredibly strong and cleanable with industrial grade disinfectants. They are resistant to fading, chipping, or cracking, even with repeated and rigorous cleaning and meet stringent healthcare guidelines for infection prevention and control.

Our prefab walls are designed with superior acoustic protection and can be installed deck to deck above the ceiling grid, greatly reducing noise transfer and creating quiet, private spaces, essential for patient recovery. Falkbuilt solid walls achieve STC ratings that exceed current standards, helping to mitigate sound transfer and promote a quiet, calm environment.

Falkbuilt’s barricade and ligature-resistant safety door sets are specialized for behavioral healthcare facilities and are an essential safety measure designed to be tamper and damage resistant, while supporting a patient’s recovery. A double swing hinge allows the door to swing in the non-traditional direction in an emergency. Solutions currently on the market are limited, very expensive, and have long lead times. Falkbuilt has developed a solution that meets all required safety parameters, costs less than other solutions, and are available with Falkbuilt's 4-week lead time. See the safety door set in action here:

A Smarter Way to Build Behavioral Healthcare Environments

Falkbuilt’s digital components streamline the medical construction process, reducing build times by up to 40% compared to conventional methods. Offsite manufacturing ensures faster, more accurate project completion, minimizing disruption and providing healthcare facilities with the flexibility to adapt to future needs, allowing quick reconfiguration to accommodate changes in patient care or facility requirements without significant disruption or downtime.

As demand for behavioral health services grows, Falkbuilt’s innovative approach offers a sustainable, efficient solution for healthcare providers and medical construction decision-makers, ensuring facilities meet the highest standards of safety, comfort, and hygiene.