What's it's like being placed in seclusion

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What's it's like being placed in seclusion

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Radio New Zealand

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The Wireless YouTube

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Seclusion, also known as solitary confinement, is the practice of locking someone in a room. In mental health care, it's only meant to be used in cases where the patient is at risk to themselves or others. Since 2009, New Zealand has been trying to reduce and eventually eliminate the practice, with guidelines encouraging the technique of sensory modulation - self-soothing by using items like massage chairs or weighted blankets. Letitia says being locked in seclusion made her feel worse. “It’s...

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08 February 2016

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUdJU8zUDkI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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