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