Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document by US Department of Education – As education leaders, our first responsibility must be to ensure that schools foster learning in a safe and healthy environment for all our children, teachers, and staff. To support schools in fulfilling that responsibility, the U.S. Department of Education has developed this document […]
Restraint & Seclusion in Schools – Restraint and seclusion are often implemented by untrained personnel, resulting in injury, trauma and even death. In January 2009, the National Disability Rights Network issued a report detailing the harmful use of these interventions in over two-thirds of states, involving children as young as three years old in […]
Preventing the Use of Restraint and Seclusion with Young Children: The Role of Effective, Positive Practices – In recent years, there have been major concerns expressed regarding the use of restraint and seclusion to control the behavior of children with disabilities and/or challenging behavior. In May of 2009, for example, the US Government Accountability […]
NASMHPD Position Statement on Seclusion and Restraint – “The members of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) believe that seclusion and restraint, including “chemical restraints,” are safety interventions of last resort and are not treatment interventions. Seclusion and restraint should never be used for the purposes of discipline, coercion, or […]
Seclusion and Restraint And Children – The New Commission on Mental Health found that “restraint and seclusion pose significant risks, including ‘serious injury or death, re-traumatizing of people with a history of trauma or abuse, loss of dignity, and other psychological harm’”.
A Summary of Reports of Restraints & Seclusion Abuse – This chart summarizes accounts received through March 2000. Unless previously identified in news accounts, the names of individuals and facilities involved in each incident (and the person who made the report) are omitted in the interest of privacy and in some cases to avoid […]
The Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Residential Treatment Care for Youth: A Systematic Review of Related Factors and Interventions – Children placed in residential treatment centers (RTCs) typically present challenging behavior including aggression. In this context, restraint and seclusion (R&S) are seen as “last resort” strategies for educators to manage youth aggression. The […]
The influence of residential workers social climate on the use of restraint and seclusion – Restraint and seclusion (R&S) are two types of interventions residential workers can use to manage aggressive behaviors in youth residential treatment centers (RTC). Factors related to the environment, children, and residential workers have all been associated with their use. […]
The Cost of Waiting – A report on restraint, seclusion and aversive procedures one year after the passage of the Keeping All Students Safe Act in the U.S. House of Representatives
The Business Case for Preventing and Reducing Restraint and Seclusion Use – Examine the economic base of restraint and seclusion, and create a business case for reducing their use. Restraint and seclusion are violent, expensive, largely preventable, adverse events. The rationale for their use is inconsistently understood. They contribute to a cycle of workplace […]
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