Trauma-informed approaches emerged partly in response to research demonstrating that
trauma is widespread across society, that it is highly correlated with mental health and that …

Increasing efforts are being made to prevent and/or eliminate the use of seclusion and
restraint in mental health facilities. Recent literature recognises the importance of the …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Research indicates many people
accessing mental healthcare have trauma history and often experience re‐traumatization in …

Restrictive practices continue to be used in mental health care despite increasing
recognition of their harms and an international effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate their …

Background Seclusion and restraint are interventions currently permitted for use in mental
health services to control or manage a person's behaviour. In Australia, serious concerns …

Restrictive practices are used in response to conflict and aggression in psychiatric inpatient
settings. Reducing such practices is the focus internationally of policy and legislative …

Aims. There are growing calls to reduce, and where possible eliminate, the use of seclusion
and restraint in mental health settings, but the attitudes and beliefs of consumers, carers and …

Nurses play a crucial role in the implementation of restrictive practices such as seclusion
and restraint. Restrictive practices have been widely recognized as harmful practices and …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? The Safewards model has been
introduced to forensic mental health wards with mixed results. Research has identified a …

The Safewards model is used across various mental health settings to reduce incidents of
conflict and containment and its efficacy in reducing the use of seclusion and restraint …