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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.
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
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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.
Scotland Leads The Way: A Decade Of Determination And Progress In The Fight To Protect Children
The laws of the land appear as if they are about to change, for the better, enshrining the fundamental human rights of children in Scottish law once and for all. Arriving at this threshold, however, was not a quick or easy journey.
ICARS Lived Experience Case Studies Are A Critical Element In Reformation Efforts
Since its formation in 2018, ICARS has been actively working with governments, organizations, and the media to impact change in honor of the lived experience of those who have experienced restraint and seclusion.
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.
Sia: Thank you for putting on #BadGuyPants — NeuroClastic
An open letter from Stacia Langley, Max Benson’s mom, to Sia about removing the restraint scene from her movie, Music. Read more below: Sia: Thank you
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.
Scotland Leads The Way: A Decade Of Determination And Progress In The Fight To Protect Children
The laws of the land appear as if they are about to change, for the better, enshrining the fundamental human rights of children in Scottish law once and for all. Arriving at this threshold, however, was not a quick or easy journey.
ICARS Lived Experience Case Studies Are A Critical Element In Reformation Efforts
Since its formation in 2018, ICARS has been actively working with governments, organizations, and the media to impact change in honor of the lived experience of those who have experienced restraint and seclusion.
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.
Sia: Thank you for putting on #BadGuyPants — NeuroClastic
An open letter from Stacia Langley, Max Benson’s mom, to Sia about removing the restraint scene from her movie, Music. Read more below: Sia: Thank you
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