Restraint of Victorian children in mental health facilities increases by 32%

Peak body labels growth in seclusion and restraint despite royal commission recommendations very disappointing'

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Victorian children are increasingly being physically restrained in the state's public mental health facilities, despite the recent royal commission recommending the practice be phased out within 10 years.

A damning report by the state's peak mental health body, the Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC), has revealed a system that is still secluding and restraining people more frequently and for longer than national averages.

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