Crisis stabilization units require environments that support both safety and therapeutic care. This session explores how architecture, acoustics, sightlines, and operational planning influence stabilization, suicide prevention, and staff safety in correctional settings. Learn practical design principles that help create spaces that de-escalate distress rather than intensify it.

Educational Objectives

• Analyze how behavioral health unit design affects suicide prevention, de-escalation, staff safety, and clinical outcomes
• Evaluate correctional unit layouts for environmental risk factors
• Compare custodial and therapeutic priorities during planning and renovation

Level: Intermediate