The behavioral-health inpatient and crisis environment, where patient and staff safety by design governs every decision — ligature-resistance, contraband and elopement control, and sightline management around a therapeutic-milieu care model. These Articles cover the psychiatric ED, crisis, and observation adjacencies, safety-driven space and flow, and the ligature walk, contraband sweep, and operational-readiness steps that precede first admission.
Contraband, Elopement & Environmental-Safety Activation
Operational Readiness & Therapeutic-Milieu Model
Patient & Staff Safety: Self-Harm, Violence & Infection Control
Pre-Occupancy Ligature-Risk Safety Walk & Sign-Off
Behavioral-Health Unit Program & Acuity-Based Zoning
Patient, Staff & Visitor Flow & Sightline Control
Psychiatric ED, Crisis & Observation Adjacencies
Nurse Station, Med Room & Staff-Safety Zones
Patient Room & Bathroom Anti-Ligature Design
Seclusion & Restraint Room Requirements
Sensory, De-Escalation & Group-Therapy Spaces
Durable Anti-Tamper Finishes, Glazing & Ceilings
FGI / Joint Commission / NYS-OMH & Risk-Level Standards