News
Restraint Free World compiles news articles and current events resources to provide community members with reliable information about the issues that affect them. These articles relate to the elimination of restraint and seclusion within the mental health community and assist members with finding strategies for improving their lives.
If you would like a relevant seclusion and restraint news article featured in this section, please contact Director Howard Trachtman via email at hdt@mit.edu for consideration.
Seclusion & Restraint Articles
Women in solitary confinement (HTML) Jan 2015 | Truth Out |
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Special education student 'caged' in class (HTML) Nov 2014 | The Fresno Bee/MCT |
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Facing up to restraint in mental health units (HTML) Aug 2013 | The Lancet |
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New policy won't end 'seclusion rooms' (HTML) Aug 2012 | The Columbus Dispatch |
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Isolation chambers (HTML) Aug 2012 | The Columbus Dispatch |
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Alleged abuses at Lynn schools (HTML) Mar 2010 | CNN |
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Children forced into cell-like school seclusion rooms (HTML) Dec 2008 | The Daily Item |
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ER rights for mentally ill people (HTML) Apr 2008 | 90.9 WBUR Boston |
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Death in the restraint chair (HTML) Sept 2004 | Dayton City Paper |
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Eliminating the use of seclusion and restraint (PDF) Aug 2002 | National Technical Assistance Center |
Mental Health News
Bill Lichtenstein nominated for 2016 Gloria Huntley award (PDF) Feb 2016 | NAMI |
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Report: Wis. youths receive poor mental health care (HTML) Jan 2015 | Wausau Daily Herald |
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Mental wellness warriors: Fighting for those who need it most (HTML) Jan 2015 | CNN |
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Miliband pledge to end child mental health 'neglect' (HTML) Jan 2015 | BBC |
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Mental Health in R.I.: Police receive training, but some say more can be done (HTML) Jan 2015 | Providence Journal |
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CA strike highlights larger issues with mental health system (HTML) Jan 2015 | NPR |
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Study links suicide risk with insomnia, alcohol use (HTML) Jan 2015 | Medical News Today |
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The real connection between ambition and mental health (HTML) Dec 2014 | Huffington Post |