As the nation observes Black History Month, there is a continued need for legislative change to protect vulnerable patients ...

These occurrences are used as justifications for seclusion and, very rarely, for the use of mechanical restraint if repeat episodes ... The reasons why children and young people with mental health ...

mechanical restraint or both. More than half of the incidents occurred in an emergency department. Recommendation 54 of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System proposed the ...

The Walker teenager's family want to see legal changes to guidelines for the use of "restrictive restraints" on mental health wards. These can involve a patient being physically or chemically ...