Intensive Community-Based Acute Treatment

Boston Children's Hospital
Completed: 2016
Waltham, MA

This ICBAT residential program at Boston Children’s Hospital offers care for up to twelve residents, each with their own sleeping room and associated support spaces.  The program operates 24/7, and provides a secure facility in which residents can live and receive clinical care.

Balanced between soothing and energizing design elements, this unique space allows behavioral health professionals to provide accurate diagnoses to stabilize young children in crisis. The open space and playful color palette creates a calming environment that helps children at all stages of care with the goal of transitioning back to the community.

This program acts as a beacon of hope for children suffering from behavioral health disorders by providing the support and individualized attention they need.