Medical Institution Evaluation and Certification Institute Invites Applications for Mental Health Institution Environmental Improvement Project

Total Budget of 1.5 Billion Won

The Medical Institution Evaluation and Certification Institute announced on March 11 that it will be inviting applications for the "2026 Mental Health Institution Environmental Improvement Project" to enhance the inpatient environment at psychiatric medical institutions.

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This project supports facility renovations and improvements to the treatment environment at psychiatric medical institutions, aiming to create a treatment-centered inpatient setting. It began in 2022 and is now in its fifth year. So far, 135 psychiatric medical institutions have participated.

The total project budget for this year is 1.5 billion won. It will be operated in two categories: "General Environmental Improvement" and "Isolation and Restraint Environmental Improvement."

The General Environmental Improvement category supports improvements to treatment environments such as inpatient wards, protection rooms, and program rooms. Institutions that maintain psychiatric hospital certification or have passed the psychiatric medical institution evaluation are eligible. A budget of 900 million won, accounting for 60% of the total, has been allocated to this category.

The Isolation and Restraint Environmental Improvement category is newly introduced this year. It reflects the need to minimize the use of isolation and restraint and to protect patient rights, supporting improvements to related facilities such as protection rooms. All psychiatric medical institutions are eligible to apply, and the budget is 600 million won.

Selected institutions will receive national funding of up to 50 million won. The project operates on a matching basis, requiring the institutions to contribute an amount equal to the government support.

The project announcement will be posted on the institute's website starting March 11. Applications can be submitted via the "e-Naradoum" integrated subsidy portal from March 20 to April 3 at 6:00 p.m.

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