title: The role of security in the pediatric psychiatric environment.
abstract: A pediatric psychiatric facility is a unique healthcare environment which requires different approaches to security as well as variations in traditional security practices. In this article the authors describe the security policies and practices to be expected in such facilities from training, partnering with clinical staff, access control, and surveillance systems to dealing with behavioral excesses that may border on the criminal.
authors.affiliation: Protective Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Theile
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Snyder
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010372:Pediatrics; D012308:Risk Management; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control