“…To date, there is minimal data to suggest that hospitalization reduces risk or prevents eventual suicide in adults (Qin & Nordentoft, 2005) and minimal studies in pediatric literature exist, to the knowledge of the authors. There is evidence that hospitalization may increase the youth's long‐term risk due to: the increased stigmatization and isolation (Moses, 2011; Xu et al, 2018), decreased self‐esteem and hope for the future (Choi & Ferro, 2018), negative impact on the therapeutic alliance (Reshetukha et al, 2017), and increased risk of school dropout (Best, Hauser, Gralinski‐Bakker, Allen, & Crowell, 2004).…”