Resource Category People With Lived Experience
Building Rewarding Lives in the Community
Living in the community is about more than bricks and mortar, food, warmth and basic hygiene. It’s about proactive, responsible support and meaningful relationships. Too often, there is an assumption that higher staffing in a person’s community support result in…
RRN Cultural Restraint resources
These new, coproduced resources from the RRN introduce cultural restraint, first conceptualised by Alexis Quinn. The resources aim to explain what cultural restraint is, how it shows up, its impact, and to offer practical steps to create safer, more healing…
Introducing the Boshier Pregnancy Resources
Boshier Pregnancy Resources
The RRN is pleased to have developed a new suite of resources aimed at delivering rights respecting support for pregnant autistic people. These include an information resource for midwifery and obstetrics professionals and a practical guide for autistic pregnant people.…
Artwork depicting experience of Long Term Segregation and Seclusion
This artwork was created by a young woman to depict her experiences of seclusion and long term segregation (referred to as LTS). The artist created this work in 2024, having spent 5 years in hospital, which has included a total of 3 years in seclusion and LTS.…
Homes not hospitals video
IMPACT, in partnership with Bild, were able to host a free webinar to launch ‘Homes not hospitals: the impact of missed opportunities’ film. The film is a collaboration following a UK-wide Impact Network focused on long-stay hospitals. Bild, CAN (Compass…
Legal Support on behalf of relative with a learning Disability
A new resource is available from The Challenging Behaviour Foundation for families of people detained in inpatient settings seeking specialist legal advice to understand their rights and challenge any breach to these rights. RRN Manager, Alexis Quinn welcomed the resource saying “This…
RRN How I Should Be Cared for in a Mental Health Hospital Resources
Being in a psychiatric hospital can be worrying and unsettling for both the person going into hospital and for their family and loved ones. There are often many rules and things that can be difficult to understand. These resources let…
RRN Restraint Inequalities Toolkit
The RRN Inequalities Toolkit was commissioned by NHS England in support of its work seeking to reduce the use of restrictive practices. Research has shown that certain groups of people are more likely to be experience restraint than others. This…
RRN Psychological Restraint Resources
The Restraint Reduction Network was commissioned by Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust to develop a new resource toolkit on Psychological Restraint. The toolkit aims to define and explain the phenomenon of psychological restraint and provide tools to…