We welcomed new members, and as always, challenged the use of coercion and restrictive practices around the world. Sirpa Tölli introduced us to a new instrument measuring staff competence to promote “Humane and Comprehensive Management of Challenging Behaviour in mental health services”. Simone Eckemann discussed ethical and psychological contributions regarding the use of coercion at the intersection of psychiatry and police, while Juš Škraban presented findings from action research exploring the deinstitutionalisation of a long-term mental health secure service in Slovenia. In the afternoon, we had António Ferreira describing a nursing intervention focused on early warning signs aimed at preventing and managing aggressive behaviour in adolescents with acute mental illness; Tilman Steinert highlighting the findings from an experimental study on an alternative to mechanical restraint; and Keith Reid talking about a novel approach using Information Science as a feature of microeconomics frames for restraint reduction.
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