Agenda briefing on the use of restraint against women and girls March 2017

This briefing from Agenda is based on Freedom of Information requests sent to all 58 mental health trusts in England on the use of physical and face-down restraint against women and girls. The report examines the use of physically restraint on women admitted to mental health facilities, despite guidance it should be used as a last resort.

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