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Citizens Against Restraint is a group of citizens, family members and service workers who have come together because of
our concern about the use of restraints in human services (health, education, community and social services).
We are taking individual and communal action based on our concerns. We have developed a position paper about our beliefs,
concerns and response to human service restraint use and training.
We want to raise awareness about the true and traumatic impact of restraints on people who are restrained, those who
do the restraining, and those who witness the event. We want to stimulate discussion about the moral issues involved,
the kind of society we want to live in, and what that society does in our name.
But our goal is clear -- to ultimately stop the use of restraints by human services.
We urge individuals in other communities and provinces, who are concerned about this issue to form local groups, inform
themselves and take action toward this goal.
We welcome the support of others and encourage individuals and organizations to endorse our Statement of Belief and Position Paper.
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