systems typically respond to suicidal and acute psychiatric crises using suicide watch practices that rely on isolation, restricted property, limited stimulation, and brief risk-focused clinical contacts. Although intended to prevent immediate danger, these practices may undermine key mechanisms associated with effective crisis intervention. This article critiques the continued use of isolation-based suicide watch in correctional environments and argues that such practices may discourage honest disclosure, intensify distress, and increase longer-term risk for incarcerated individuals, the staff, and institutions. Drawing on principles from community psychiatric care, safety planning, crisis … [Read more...] about Re-Thinking Suicide Watch: Engaging Solutions for Crisis Care