International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion (ICARS)

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The International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion seek to connect efforts and organizations to end the use of restraint and seclusion, as well as representing over 1600 families internationally whose children have been subjected to restraint and seclusion abuse. With legislation passed the parent lead campaigning group continues to work with lawmakers and human rights organizations internationally.

ICARS Manifesto

We stand for children, worldwide, who have suffered restraint and seclusion abuse in schools. Listening to the unheard voices and recognizing that, united, we can

A Child in a Straight Jacket

I grew up in the Bronx, New York. I was born in the early 90s, and If you think the system is unethical now, you can imagine the hell it was back then. This was a time when parents would leave their children to horrific fates, deeply believing– or …

The Coat Closet – An Autism Seclusion Story

As an autistic student, I was placed in seclusion in elementary school. The effects still haunt me.
Mrs. Bradshaw was her name. She was my first grade teacher at Mountain View elementary School in Broomfield, Colorado, and she was the strangest teache…

Seclusion Broke My Heart

He was my little brother, and my whole life was centered around protecting him. We lived in a rural area in the backwoods, and awareness and acceptance was far behind. Elementary school was the worst, because whatever teacher you had– you had them an…

ICARS Manifesto

We stand for children, worldwide, who have suffered restraint and seclusion abuse in schools. Listening to the unheard voices and recognizing that, united, we can

A Child in a Straight Jacket

I grew up in the Bronx, New York. I was born in the early 90s, and If you think the system is unethical now, you can imagine the hell it was back then. This was a time when parents would leave their children to horrific fates, deeply believing– or …

The Coat Closet – An Autism Seclusion Story

As an autistic student, I was placed in seclusion in elementary school. The effects still haunt me.
Mrs. Bradshaw was her name. She was my first grade teacher at Mountain View elementary School in Broomfield, Colorado, and she was the strangest teache…

Seclusion Broke My Heart

He was my little brother, and my whole life was centered around protecting him. We lived in a rural area in the backwoods, and awareness and acceptance was far behind. Elementary school was the worst, because whatever teacher you had– you had them an…

ICARS Manifesto

We stand for children, worldwide, who have suffered restraint and seclusion abuse in schools. Listening to the unheard voices and recognizing that, united, we can

A Child in a Straight Jacket

I grew up in the Bronx, New York. I was born in the early 90s, and If you think the system is unethical now, you can imagine the hell it was back then. This was a time when parents would leave their children to horrific fates, deeply believing– or …

The Coat Closet – An Autism Seclusion Story

As an autistic student, I was placed in seclusion in elementary school. The effects still haunt me.
Mrs. Bradshaw was her name. She was my first grade teacher at Mountain View elementary School in Broomfield, Colorado, and she was the strangest teache…

Seclusion Broke My Heart

He was my little brother, and my whole life was centered around protecting him. We lived in a rural area in the backwoods, and awareness and acceptance was far behind. Elementary school was the worst, because whatever teacher you had– you had them an…