Power To The People
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Complied by Kathi Stringer The following material was developed in 2005 as a HANDOUT to increase insight for members of the Riverside County Mental Health Board, AND for individuals that want better Mental Health Services. This material is useful for LEGAL ARGUMENTS and to get COMPLIANCE to make change toward Quality Improvement (QI). In other words - TO - GET - THE - JOB -DONE. Also, the last page is a list of the top 75 people that were put into restraints between the year 2000 to 2004, AND how many times each of them have been restrained during a single hospitalization. The message was, "THIS HAS GOT TO STOP HERE AND NOW. And as time went forward, because this information was visited and revisited during many mental health board meetings and many quality improvement committee meetings, and many person-to-person meetings, there has been significant improvement and reduction in the use of restraints. For those looking for a template on how to get better mental health services through quality improvement, the following documents are here for that reason. |
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| Power To The People - Page 1 |
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| California Code of Regulations - Page 2 |
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| Flowchart of California Code of Regulations - Page 3 |
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| Keep It Simple - Page 4 |
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| Least We Not Forget - Top 75 Persons in Restraints - Page 5 |