10 Dec 2020

Finding alternatives to the use of seclusion

From Lately, 10:30 pm on 10 December 2020

A Human Rights Commission report Seclusion and Restraint - Time for a Paradigm Shift has found children, youth and women - especially Maori - are being forced into seclusion for too long in both prisons and youth facilities.

Many agencies took part and cooperated by giving the Commission data, including the Department of Corrections, Oranga Tamariki, district health boards, and the Ministry of Health.

Susana speaks with Emma Wood, the National Manager for Practice at Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui - the national centre for evidence based workforce development for mental health, addiction and disability sectors in New Zealand.