Restraints

Politics & Society

Why are the rates of restrictive practices in Victoria’s mental health services so high?

Victoria has some of the highest reported rates of restrictive practices in mental health in Australia, but the upcoming Victorian Royal Commission may not investigate them

Health & Medicine

Coercion in mental health care: Finding a new way

Secluding, physically restraining or overmedicating people experiencing mental health crises still happens, but countries around the world are trialling successful alternatives

Politics & Society

Chemical restraint: Behind locked doors

In Australia, the use of psychotropic drugs to calm or control behaviour is largely unregulated, and questions have been raised over their misuse. Now, the time has come for definition and regulation.

Health & Medicine

Time to hold back on the use of restraints

Better regulation of the use of coercion in healthcare settings is needed to protect human rights