Meet JLG Architects: Building Communities That Thrive With Todd Medd & Jennifer Burke Jackson

What if the buildings where people receive behavioral health care or serve time in correctional facilities were intentionally designed to support healing, rehabilitation, and connection? In this episode of Stepping In It, Jason Haglund sits down with JLG Architects principals Todd Medd and Jennifer Burke Jackson to explore how trauma-informed design is reshaping behavioral health and correctional environments. From the new North Dakota State Hospital to progressive rehabilitation facilities, they discuss how thoughtful design can create safety, strengthen relationships, support caregivers, and help people successfully return to their communities. The conversation also explores the importance of addressing trauma further upstream and building a true continuum of behavioral health care across rural communities.