Education
Restraint Free World provides educational resources including presentations, articles and reports related to restraint and seclusion treatment practices within the mental health community.
If you would like a relevant educational resource featured in this section, please contact Director Howard Trachtman via email at hdt@mit.edu for consideration.
Presentations
Peer Debriefing and Elimination of Restraint and Seclusion in In-Patient and Crisis Settings and Implications for Systemic Change (PPTx) Howard D. Trachtman, BS, CPS, CPRP Holly Dixon, LCSW |
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Peers Contributing to Rapid Change: In and Out of the Hospital (PPT) Gayle Bluebird, RN |
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Working Together to Reduce Seclusion and Restraint in Schools and Youth Facilities (PPT) Howard D. Trachtman, BS, CPS, CPRP Curt Decker (National Disability Rights Network) Leslie Morrison (Disability Rights California) |
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Developing a Shared Vision: Transforming a Maximum Security Setting from Control to Collaboration (PPT) Joan Gillece, PhD Howard D. Trachtman, BS, CPS, CPRP Holly Dixon, LCSW |
Reports
Summary Report: A National Call to Action: Elimating the Use of Seclusion and Restraint (PDF) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Task Force Report: Seclusion and Restraints (PDF) National Alliance on Mental Illness |
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Investigation of Restraint Device Use in Iowa's County Jails (PDF) William P. Angrick II (Iowa Citizen's Guide) |
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Comfort Rooms (HTML) NYS Office of Mental Health |
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Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint in Behavioral Health Care (PDF) Larke Huang, PhD |