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News
Release| Date: | April 28, 2003 | |
| Media Contact: | SAMHSA Press | |
| Phone: | 301-443-8956 |
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SAMHSA To Host Conference on Eliminating Use of Seclusion and Restraint of Patients with Mental Illness |
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Seclusion and restraint of patients with mental illness continues to be an issue
of concern and controversy for many in the mental health field. Attention surrounding issues of patients’safety and use of
alternative measures challenge fundamental aspects of mental health systems.
Leaders from federal and national mental heath organizations, professional and provider organizations, clinical training programs, and advocacy organizations will come together to develop a national agenda for the eventual elimination of use of seclusion and restraint in mental health treatment environments. The conference is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in collaboration with the National Association of State Mental Health Programs Directors. SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie launched a major effort to eliminate use
of this controversial method of dealing with patients who are mentally ill while
mental health commissioner in Pennsylvania.
He is now leading a national effort to eliminate use of seclusion and
restraint. WHO:
Charles G. Curie, M.A., A.C.S.W.
Administrator, SAMHSA
Robert W. Glover, Ph.D.
Executive Director, NASMHPD
Gail P. Hutchings, M.P.A.
Acting Director, CMHS WHEN:
May 5, 2003 WHERE:
J.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC |
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead federal agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment and mental health services in the United States. Information on SAMHSA's programs is available on this website, www.samhsa.gov. |
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