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The Cost of Restraint and Seclusion: Uncovering the Financial Impact of the Restraint Industrial Complex
In February 2024, the International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion (ICARS) issued a public Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to England’s Department for Education
ICARS Statement regarding BBC Panorama Undercover School: Cruelty in the Classroom
Another documentary illustrates a disturbing pattern of abuse in the UK that disproportionately impacts children with disabilities.
The normalization of restraint in mainstream media.
After numerous official complaints, BBC has refused to acknowledge the harm caused by normalizing dangerous restraints as best practices for young children.
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Autistic Advocates and Behavior Therapy Industry Professionals Join Forces to #StopTheShock
This unified force [of advocates and therapeutic professionals] presents an unambiguous statement: the cruel, inhumane, and abusive practice of electroshock behavior therapy is wrong and should not, under any circumstances, be allowed to continue.
Restraint and Seclusion: My nine-year-old attempted suicide at school. Twice.
One day, she received a call to come to her nine-year-old’s school. Quickly. She was responding to his first suicide attempt, but it wouldn’t be his last.
ICARS Joins Families In Demanding Public Inquiries
The International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion (ICARS) joins families in calling for Public Inquiries in England and Wales into the use of restraint and seclusion in schools
Seclusion, Isolation, and a Student in the School Library
Wolfheart Sanchez recalls his experiences of being isolated and secluded as an autistic student who was ruthlessly bullied.
A Brief History Of Restraint and Seclusion In Our Schools
The inhumane methods of restraint and seclusion came from the ignorance of generations that failed to understand basic psychology or neuroscience. Those methods followed what has been the organic flow of policy from mental institutions to prisons and from prisons to schools.
Binding Truths: My Personal Experience With Forcible Restraints And Seclusion
A personal testimony of trauma as a result of being forcibly restrained and secluded in school environments.
Autistic Advocates and Behavior Therapy Industry Professionals Join Forces to #StopTheShock
This unified force [of advocates and therapeutic professionals] presents an unambiguous statement: the cruel, inhumane, and abusive practice of electroshock behavior therapy is wrong and should not, under any circumstances, be allowed to continue.
Restraint and Seclusion: My nine-year-old attempted suicide at school. Twice.
One day, she received a call to come to her nine-year-old’s school. Quickly. She was responding to his first suicide attempt, but it wouldn’t be his last.
ICARS Joins Families In Demanding Public Inquiries
The International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion (ICARS) joins families in calling for Public Inquiries in England and Wales into the use of restraint and seclusion in schools
Seclusion, Isolation, and a Student in the School Library
Wolfheart Sanchez recalls his experiences of being isolated and secluded as an autistic student who was ruthlessly bullied.
A Brief History Of Restraint and Seclusion In Our Schools
The inhumane methods of restraint and seclusion came from the ignorance of generations that failed to understand basic psychology or neuroscience. Those methods followed what has been the organic flow of policy from mental institutions to prisons and from prisons to schools.
Binding Truths: My Personal Experience With Forcible Restraints And Seclusion
A personal testimony of trauma as a result of being forcibly restrained and secluded in school environments.
Restraint in England
The ICARS Report England documents the experiences of 560 English children. It exposes an educational system which has failed children, especially those receiving SEND services, and their families with devastating consequences.