In the first RRN CoP Live session, we invite members to join us exploring the misuse of restraint and its implications for human rights. Restraint is, by its nature, traumatic. It can and does cause harm. While in some exceptional circumstances restraint can be lawful and lifesaving, we should seek to eliminate its use except […]

Seni’s Law (The Use of Force Act, 2018) is named after Olaseni ‘Seni’ Lewis, who was tragically killed as a result of prolonged prone restraint. Seni’s family have campaigned ever since to prevent similar tragedies. This webinar will support organisations to meet the requirements of Seni's law. We will explore the impact of the Act […]

This year’s Restraint Reduction Network Conference focuses on closing the gap between high-level restraint reduction guidelines and the reality of what people experience when they are distressed.   Throughout the programme we will move beyond considering the ‘how’ of restraint and instead explore why distress happens in the first place, spotlighting the importance of nervous system […]