ONE in four parents of a student with a disability believe their child has been restrained at school, according to a report. The report by Deloitte Access Economics raises serious concerns about the ...

There has been poor progress on minimising the use of restraint, seclusion and segregation in health and care services in England, 4 years after a major review was launched into the area. In 2018, the ...

Program aims to help create better disability support plans to guide carers and support workers’ response to challenging behaviour Australian researchers hope a new AI-supported educational program ...

The boy, who has autism and Down syndrome, was photographed in the restraint for a social media post, his guardian says A six-year-old boy with autism and Down syndrome was strapped into an infant’s ...

Sally Robinson received funding from the Law Foundation of NSW for this research. She also receives funding from the Australian Research Council, National Disability Research Working Group, and ANROWS ...

Restrictive practices in mental health settings—such as physical restraint and seclusion—are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients pose a risk to themselves or others. In 2021 and 2022 ...

The Health Information and Quality Authority found a number of young people with disabilities were living in a highly restrictive environment when inspectors visited earlier this year. The findings ...

Australian schools are continuing to physically restrain and seclude students with disabilities two years after the Disability Royal Commission called for it to be outlawed. The Victorian Department ...

Kathy Cologon currently receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Commonwealth Department of Education. Kathy is a member of CYDA, Early Childhood Australia, and an academic ...