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Physically restricting mental health patients can often harm them. New study suggests compassion could change that

Restrictive practices in mental health settings—such as physical restraint and seclusion—are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients pose a risk to themselves or others. Subscribe to our ...
Human Rights Watch

Submission on Exposure Draft - Aged Care Bill 2023: Restrictive Practices

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to make a submission on the Exposure Draft - Aged Care Bill 2023. It follows our submission of September 8, 2023, to the Public Consultation: Foundations of ...
Forbes

GAO Releases Report On Federal Prisons’ Use Of Restrictive Housing

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report ...
Community Care

CQC to probe restraint and seclusion of people with mental health problems and learning disabilities

Government-commissioned review follows BBC investigation which showed sharp rise in restrictive practices in inpatient settings amid ongoing concerns around care for this group The government has ...
The Conversation

Physically restricting mental health patients can often harm them – my new study suggests compassion could change that

Daniel Lawrence is affiliated with the Labour Party. Restrictive practices in mental health settings – such as physical restraint and seclusion – are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients ...