The use of restraints on people with disabilities conjures up images from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. And while the Disability Royal Commission heard stories of similarly horrific treatment – ...

PWDA welcomes the release of the Disability Royal Commission’s Research Report's recommendation to eliminate restrictive practices. As a disability representative organisation of and for people with ...

ONE in four parents of a student with a disability believe their child has been restrained at school, according to a report. The report by Deloitte Access Economics raises serious concerns about the ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The first volume of the royal commission’s final report is dedicated to the more than 9000 stories ...

There has been poor progress on minimising the use of restraint, seclusion and segregation in health and care services in England, 4 years after a major review was launched into the area. In 2018, the ...

In short: Former judge Jennifer Boland found the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission failed to take action to close a program that was unlawfully restraining children with disabilities. The review ...

Restrictive practices in mental health settings—such as physical restraint and seclusion—are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients pose a risk to themselves or others. In 2021 and 2022 ...