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According to a recent article on the CBC News website, restraints are used on one in four people in Ontario mental health wards.
The restraints being used include straps, sedative drugs, and other methods.
Read more: Restraints Used on One in Four Psychiatric Patients…
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After implementing CPI’s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® training, the Lafayette Parish School System in Louisiana experienced a 30 percent reduction in the use of physical restraints, a decrease in the number of suspensions related to teacher assaults, and an increase in student achievement levels.
Read more: CPI Case Study: Lafayette Parish School System…
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The state of Oregon has introduced House bill 2939, which would prohibit the use of mechanical, chemical, or prone restraint in public education programs and enforce the state’s existing education rules.
Read more: Oregon Legislation Would Reduce Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Schools…
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The state of Wyoming passed SF0036, a bill that requires the state superintendent and school district boards to adopt rules and regulations on restraint and seclusion in public schools.
The state superintendent must adopt the new rules by July 1, 2011. The school district boards must adopt them by December 31, 2011. The rules must establish policies regarding the use of restraint and seclusion, and they require that a parent or legal guardian of a student must be notified if restraint or seclusion is used.
Read more: Wyoming Passes Bill on Restraint and Seclusion Rules…
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A DVD created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), “Leaving the Door Open: Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint,” is meant to serve as a training tool to provide alternatives to practices of restraint and seclusion.
Read more: New SAMHSA DVD Provides Alternatives to Restraint and Seclusion…
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Read CEO Tony Jace’s latest entry in the CPI Executive Blog, “Milwaukee Task Force Findings Presented at Senate Forum.”
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S.3895, the revised version of HR2427, the Keeping All Students Safe Act, did not move forward in the November session of Congress. The bill could be introduced again next year.
The legislation would allow schools to include restraint and seclusion in students’ individualized education plans (IEPs) if students have a two-year history of behavior that could create “imminent danger of serious bodily injury in school.”
Read more: Revised Restraint and Seclusion Bill Stalled…
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