Restraint and Seclusion

National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) Releases Shocking Report on Seclusion & Restraint in U.S. Schools (01/13/09)

Patients’ Rights Condition of Participation: Slides from the Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Governing Council Meeting  (02/26/07)

Telephone Training to Help Hospitals Implement Restraint/Seclusion Provisions of the Medicare/Medicaid "Conditions of Participation on Patients' Rights"
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (01/09/07)

CMS Publishes Final Patients' Right Rule on Use of Restraints and Seclusion, Better, More Extensive Training of Staff Required  (12/12/06)

CMS Final Rule on Hospital Patient’s Rights: COP; Including Seclusion and Restraint  (12/08/06)

NAPHS: Restraint and Seclusion: Implementing the CMS Final Rule on the Hospital Patients' Rights Condition of Participation  (12/08/06)

Final rule on Patients’ Rights Conditions of Participation
Federal Register (12/08/06)

Reducing Mechanical Restraints in Acute Psychiatric Care Settings Using Rapid Response Teams
The Acadia Hospital

"Learning from Each Other" received APEX 2003 Award for publication excellence
Behavioral Health Groups Publish "Learning from Each Other: Success Stories and Ideas for Reducing Restraint/Seclusion in Behavioral Health", Resource Guide Provides Practical Help in Creating a Culture of Safety, Respect, and Dignity (Washington, DC, January, 2003)