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Hi folks, I've been extremely moved today to view the film, Restraint and Seclusion: Hear our Stories, which Chris highlighted in the Videos of the Week recently.

 

Along a related line, I wanted to draw attention to a training film and discussion resource produced in New Zealand recently, that advocates a trauma-informed approach to reducing the use of restraint and seclusion in adult mental health services.  While this is designed for a New Zealand context, many of the issues are similar to those noted in other countries - such as the over-representation of ethnic minorities in restraint statistics.

 

The resources and some background information about the Opening Doors project are available here:

http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/page/1309-opening-doors

The service user group that pulled this resource together are now contemplating the extent of restraint and seclusion for young people in NZ, both in education settings and within mental health services, and are considering how best they might be able to help address this.

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Fiona,

Thank you for this information and for the work you are doing to address the problem of the use of seclusion and restraint. We are working to address this issue in Ohio- in fact we have been at it for about 9 years now. We have made very little progress in spite of a commitment made by the current and past 2 governors and their administrations to address the problem, and in spite of the support of 23 advocacy and professional organizations in our state.

You can find more information about our efforts here:

www.ashlandmhrb.org. (Look on the right side about halfway down the page for the Hope for Faith Advocacy Toolkit).

or a direct link to the toolkit at:

http://kdanielsmhrb.squarespace.com/storage/Hope%20for%20Faith%20Advocacy%20Toolkit.pdf

Our task force is a persistent group in spite of our inability to effect the necessary changes. We will not stop until the issue is sufficiently addressed.

Best wishes to you and your colleagues as we all seek to prevent the re-traumatization of those we are responsible for helping. I look forward to exploring your website and the resources you offer.

Steve Stone

Just re-posting a link for these New Zealand training resources for reducing seclusion and restraint, as the original web host has recently changed their website.  The film Opening Doors and its accompanying discussion points for training, can now be found here:

http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz...=56&topic_only=1

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