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From: 
To: 
(OAG)"  
Subject: RE: Suicide watch 
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 03:05:03 +0000 
Importance: Normal 
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Thanks, M. This is helpful. 
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Sent: Sunday, August 11, 201910:15 PM 
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Subject: Re: Suicide watch 
(OAG) 
- Below is the explanation as provided by our Psychology Services Administrator. They will be providing 
the research behind this tomorrow, but wanted to get this information to you tonight. Let me know if you have 
any questions regarding this information. 
Suicide watch is widely regarded as a short-term crisis intervention. As practiced in the BOP, it is a highly 
restrictive intervention that focuses on preserving the life of an individual in crisis. Typical conditions of a 
suicide watch include containment in an identified suicide watch cell absent tie-off points and sharp 
objects, placement in a suicide watch smock that is resistant to use as a ligature, constant observation by another 
individual, lights on 24 hours per day to ensure effective observation, extreme limits on personal property for 
safety, and at least daily contact with a BOP psychologist. While these restrictive conditions are extremely 
effective in the short-term prevention of suicide, they are inconsistent with a quality of life that supports future 
oriented goals and the achievement of those goals. For this reason, suicide watch is used to prevent a suicidal 
crisis, but is ended when an individual is no longer assessed to be an immediate threat to himself and is able to 
resume goal directed behaviors that support a quality of life, such as interactions with peers, visits with family or 
attorneys, work, etc. The assessment used to determine that suicide watch is no longer warranted is conducted 
by a doctoral level psychologist. Following the conclusion of a suicide watch, psychologists follow up with 
ongoing assessment and interventions such as additional suicide risk assessments, counseling sessions, and/or 
supportive visits. 
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