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A Study on the Management System and the Facility Type of Mental Health and Welfare Center in Japan (1)

  • JOURNAL OF THE KOREA INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE
  • Abbr : KIHA
  • 2014, 20(4), pp.57-65
  • DOI : 10.15682/jkiha.2014.20.4.57
  • Publisher : Korea Institute Of Healthcare Architecture
  • Research Area : Engineering > Architectural Engineering
  • Published : November 30, 2014

Lim, Yenjung 1 Chai, Choul Gyun 2

1광운대학교 건축학과
2광운대학교

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ABSTRACT

Purpose : Mental health service desire has been diversified according to the increase of economiclevel and rapid social change. Mental Health and Welfare Center(MHWC) is a provider of mentalhealth services in Japan. This is a basic stage study which will suggest the architectural planningguidelines for MHWC. Methods : Data were collected through literature research, field surveys,and expert interviews to 69 MHWC in Japan. 1) Research for the policy and legal aspects ofmental health support system. 2) Research for structural aspects of MHWC: Characteristics ofestablishment, management, and regional factors. 3) Research for the physical environmentaspects of MHWC: Classification and evaluation of MHWC's Type by locational characteristics inJapan. Results : The result of this study can be summarized into three points. The first one,Mental Health and Welfare Center's service has being expanded to suicide, depression and stressfrom chronic mental illness, to reflect social needs. The second one, The average population ofarea installed at Mental Health and Welfare Center was 2,307,570 person, and average area ofthe regions were 5,745㎡. The third one, Mental Health and Welfare Center is divided intosingle-structure type and combine-structure type. And combine-structure type is divided intomedical-combine type, welfare-combine type, and public-combine type.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.