<aside> 🪷
Hometree Model Motto Daphne
</aside>
The Hometree Outdoor Inpatient Mental Health Facility is a results-oriented recovery model designed as a singular, scalable arm of a broader service network which can evolve from a single pilot facility. It operates under the guiding principle that every mental disability and crisis is unique. The facility functions as a licensed residential treatment environment under Washington State frameworks (including RCW 71.12 residential treatment facilities and related behavioral health certifications under WAC 246-341 and WAC 246-337), while delivering care in a dispersed, campground-style woodland setting near a river.
Residents live in individual cabins rather than institutional wards. Shared amenities include shower facilities, kitchen and cafeteria, art studio. an on-site medicine dispensary, diagnostic professional offices, case worker offices, social worker offices, housing-placement support for urban reintegration, an arcade with classic cabinets, a ping-pong table, streaming television, and a yurt dedicated to meditation and yoga. Therapeutic systems integrate regenerative gardens, consent-based cooking programs, animal stewardship, art studios, peer-mediated restorative practices, and a living laboratory that supports ethical pharmaceutical discovery alongside holistic modalities.
One signature structure is the Hometree Spiral—a Fibonacci-proportioned building dedicated to holistic healing and wellness research. Staff schedules follow firefighter-style rotations (commonly 48 hours on / 96 hours off), with options for on-site housing so employees can live near the work or shuttle from urban centers. Funding is built in through diversified streams: research and IP licensing, educational outreach, sliding-scale contributions that preserve resident dignity, and partnerships that keep the model scholarship-accessible.
The facility is intentionally designed so its systems, protocols, and architectural lessons can be propagated outward while remaining grounded in Washington State regulatory, funding, and land-access pathways.
All research is voluntary, revocable, care-plan-linked, and ethically overseen. Passive environmental monitoring occurs in shared spaces; active participation (wearables, self-reports, outcome tracking) requires ongoing consent. Aggregated, anonymized data support peer-reviewed work on combined pharmacological and non-pharmacological pathways. The kitchen, gardens, animal program, art studios, and Spiral itself function as observation sites so pharmaceutical options can be refined in real-world, individualized contexts rather than isolated clinical settings.
Revenue is diversified so that 100% scholarship access remains the baseline. Streams include research contracts and IP licensing (therapy protocols, architectural toolkits, outcome tools), educational outreach and clinician training, sliding-scale contributions calculated to leave meaningful financial breathing room, and alumni or partnership support. Contributions never create debt and can be adjusted or paused. Paid resident roles (garden, kitchen, peer mediation, research assistance) further strengthen the internal economy while building transferable skills.
Employees—from psychiatrists and social workers to kitchen and facilities staff—work in a setting that prioritizes peace, continuity, and professional growth. Firefighter-style rotations (48/96 or equivalent) reduce commute frequency and support recovery between intensive periods. On-site or near-site housing options allow staff who prefer immersion to live within the campus ecosystem. Research participation, continuing education, and a culture oriented toward resident agency create a workplace that attracts and retains people who want the time and conditions to do their best work.
The three linked content pieces below expand the operational, ethical, and human foundations of the model.