26 Mar 2020
The Chief Psychiatrist is committed to reducing the rate of restrictive practices, seclusion and restraint, in Western Australia (WA). In order to promote transparency in the use of restrictive practices in WA, the Chief Psychiatrist has committed to publishing the rates of seclusion and restraint bi-annually for each authorised mental health service.
The rates of seclusion and restraint for the first two quarters of the 2019-20 financial year is now available and can be found here: WA Seclusion and Restraint Data.