Resources
Thank you for your interest in Restraint Free World and the elimination of restraint and seclusion within the mental health community.
We have compiled a variety of relevant resources related to restraint and seclusion or general mental health treatment and support that may be useful to you.
State Seclusion & Restraint Resources
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Restraint and Seclusion in Facilities Licensed By, Contracted For, or Operated By the MA Dept. of Mental Health (PDF) Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee |
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Rights in MA Hospitals and Emergency Rooms Regarding Restraint and Seclusion (PDF) Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee |
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Pennsylvania state hospital system's sclusion and restraint reduction program (PDF) Gregory M. Smith, MS, et al |
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Rights regarding the use of restraint in Massachusetts public schools (PDF) Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee |
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Restraint/seclusion reduction initiative (RSRI) of Massachusetts (HTML) Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) |
National Seclusion & Restraint Resources
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MCHB Knowledge Path on Special Needs (HTML) National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health |
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NASMHPD's position statement on seclusion and restraint (PDF) National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) |
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Position statement 24: Seclusion and restraints (HTML) Mental Health America |
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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program facts (PDF) National Disability Rights Network |
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Restraint and seclusion (HTML) Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law |
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Restraint and Seclusion Resource Document (PDF) U.S. Dept. of Education |
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School is Not Supposed to Hurt (HTML) National Disability Rights Network |
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Shouldn't School Be Safe? (HTML) TASH.org |
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Stop Hurting Kids (HTML) Stop Hurting Kids |
General Mental Health Resources
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Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law http://www.bazelon.org |
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TASH http://www.tash.org |
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Crisis Prevention Institute http://www.crisisprevention.com |
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National Disability Rights Network http://www.ndrn.org/index.php |
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Copeland Center http://copelandcenter.com |
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Transformation Center http://www.transformation-center.org |
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Warmlines http://www.warmline.org |
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U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov |