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Bill would tighten reporting, data collection on seclusion and restraint in DCF residential programs
Summary
A bill filed to reduce the use of seclusion and restraint on children in Department for Children and Families residential programs would require consistent data collection, clearer definitions and capacity building for providers, sponsors told the committee.
Representative Tiff Bloomley, sponsor of a bill aimed at reducing seclusion and restraint for children in Department for Children and Families residential programs, told the committee the measure focuses on improving data, defining terms and building provider capacity rather than imposing an immediate ban.
"Many states have been doing this over the last couple of years, safeguarding children from these practices because they're broadly recognized as leading to mental health, physical mental health trauma, physical injury, or in some…
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