This discussion examines current practices for suicidal or psychiatrically decompensated individuals in correctional settings. Participants will learn about the widespread use of isolation and limited treatment interventions, contrasting these practices with community standards and research-based approaches for managing patient crises.

• Explain the importance of safe healing environments for addressing healing from traumatic experiences for incarcerated people, their families, and staff
• Identify behavioral patterns generated from traumatic experiences to survive hostile and traumatic environments
• Discuss how rebuilding specific relational skillsets can promote successful reentry and readjustment

Level: Basic