Mark Sheldon

🇮🇪 Ireland - Prisoner dies in padded cell in Dublin. Another reminder that restraint stories are often about systems, scrutiny, and what happened before the final incident. buff.ly/zeR0Z6X

Being trauma-informed is a start. But understanding trauma doesn't automatically change what you do in the moment. What actually shifts practice? mshel.co/537090f2

🏴 Scotland - Calum's Law passes at Scottish Parliament — first UK nation to pass law on restraint and seclusion in schools. A landmark moment. buff.ly/clE1VSP

Caring values like patience and loyalty sit at the heart of great support. But those same values can lead people to tolerate more than they should. Burnout doesn't always look like burnout. mshel.co/8dc12bd2

🇮🇩 Indonesia - The use of positive reinforcement to improve learning attention: a literature review. buff.ly/tDJ2wOs

🇬🇧 UK - Urban Violence and Marginalised Communities (UCL Press, Open Access). Free to download — worth it for the systemic lens alone. buff.ly/06J7RM2

🇮🇳 India - Impact of positive reinforcement strategies on classroom behaviour management using ABA. buff.ly/qLRl3aL

🇬🇧 UK - Long-term segregation in mental health hospitals: qualitative study of its impact and human rights implications. buff.ly/Orhrmvm

🇬🇧 UK - Eight in ten workers report abuse at work. The scale of workplace violence is staggering. buff.ly/7hy1agH

🇨🇳 China - The impact of parent-child interaction quality on aggressive behaviour in young children. Early intervention starts with relationships. buff.ly/4LoFeoS

When someone seems like they're ignoring you, their brain might be prioritising threat. Here's why that changes everything about how we respond. mshel.co/f135403e

🇬🇧 UK - Restrictive practices and their impact on people living with dementia in wards: a scoping review. Important reading for anyone working in older adult settings. buff.ly/bpq2d05

Reasonable force in schools — 5 things every parent and carer should know about the 2026 guidance. This matters. mshel.co/ada3f6c4

🇨🇦 Canada - Police used neck restraint on B.C. man who died after altercation: paramedic. Public hearing continues. buff.ly/pltuDpv

What does the research actually say about emotional regulation in children? A 2025 review of 32 studies has some surprising answers 👇 mshel.co/9322a526

🇬🇧 UK - Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2024/25 (CQC). The latest CQC report — always worth reading for anyone working in or around mental health services. buff.ly/Rh3MxQq

🇦🇺 Australia - Children as young as 10 still being restrained in spit hoods in NT. Even the headline points to the connection between practice, trust, and organisational culture. buff.ly/yIA084L

🇬🇧 UK - St Andrew's Hospital scandal: new rape allegation reported. Cases like this raise difficult questions about culture, oversight, and what training does or does not change. buff.ly/0iaOguT

🇦🇺 Australia - Do words matter? The role of terminology and causal attributions in prejudice towards people with mental health conditions. buff.ly/ox5zbY5

🇬🇧 UK - The legacy of LaVigna and Willis: How MEBS shaped the evolution of PBS in the UK. A significant piece for anyone interested in where PBS came from and where it's going. buff.ly/cCvP0Uo