Last year, NAMI members in Connecticut played a critical role in
getting the Hartford Courant to investigate the use of restraint in
psychiatric facilities–which led to publication of the series that
documented 142 actual deaths around the country over a decade and that
commissioned a Harvard University report that estimated between 50 and
150 deaths annually as a result of restraint.
Thirty two women died after experiencing restraint over a five year period
Reality is that medical ‘professionals’ kill more people a year via restraints than any accounting of unjustified police shootings do. I wonder why we don’t see any protests there.
It’s interesting how much attention an average of about 2.5 deaths per year is getting.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-106shrg57118/html/CHRG-106shrg57118.htm
https://www.agendaalliance.org/news/32-women-die-after-being-restrained/
Reality is that medical ‘professionals’ kill more people a year via restraints than any accounting of unjustified police shootings do. I wonder why we don’t see any protests there.