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Area of Science:

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Healthcare Management
Residential Treatment

Background:

Restraint and seclusion in residential programs are linked to negative outcomes.
These practices harm youth and staff, increase costs, and reduce care quality.
Youth and family engagement are negatively impacted by restraint and seclusion.

Purpose of the Study:

To review initiatives aimed at reducing restraint and seclusion in residential settings.
To identify and report on successful reduction and prevention strategies.
To share experiences and positive outcomes from states and providers.

Main Methods:

Review of state and provider initiatives.
Identification of implemented reduction/prevention strategies.
Reporting of experiences and outcomes.

Main Results:

States and providers have actively pursued restraint and seclusion reduction.
Prevention approaches have been implemented, leading to significant changes.
Reduced use of restraint and seclusion has been achieved.

Conclusions:

Successful strategies for reducing restraint and seclusion exist.
Implementation of these strategies yields positive outcomes in residential programs.
Sharing experiences facilitates wider adoption of best practices.