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The Massachusetts legislature has passed a law that will provide $10 million in violence-prevention grants for cities in the state.
The grants will be provided as part of a new program designed for communities that have the highest levels of youth homicides and assaults, and will be used to fill gaps in services ranging from trauma counseling to job training.
Read more: Massachusetts Approves $10 Million in Violence-Prevention Grants…
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Massachusetts adopted Policy #10-02, which establishes procedures and requirement for use of restraint and seclusion in the state’s department of mental health facilities and treatment programs.
The policy is part of an effort to reduce the use of and eventually eliminate restraint and seclusion.
Read more: Massachusetts Adopts Policy on Use of Restraint and Seclusion…
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On July 2, 2010, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a law that will increase penalties for those who assault nurses and other health care workers.
The law was passed in response to the increase in workplace violence in health care settings.
Read more: Massachusetts Passes Law to Protect Health Care Workers…
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The Massachusetts Statewide Youth Experts held a series of youth only forums in late 2009 to develop a position statement on restraint and seclusion prevention.
The participating youth had experienced restraint and seclusion in different settings, including mental health, child welfare, juvenile justice, and school. They used their experience to create a statement with proposed reasons, practices, and values to prevent the use of restraints and seclusions.
Read more: Massachusetts Youth Experts Develop Position Statement on Restraint and Seclusion…
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A group of youth met at a forum on restraint and seclusion last August in Westborough, Massachusetts to talk about their experience in different systems including child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice. More youth are publicly discussing the negative impact restraint and seclusion methods have had on their lives, according to an article published in Children’s Voice, a publication of the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA).
Read more: CWLA Reports Organizational Transformations in Use of Restraint and Seclusion…
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