#WhatsBehindTheHold

A young boy in school uniform sits alone, head lowered and knees drawn to chest, inside a padded isolation room. Bold white text reads: "Behind every hold, there’s a child. A family. A story that deserves to be heard." Bottom left corner shows hashtags #WhatsBehindTheHold and #AgainstRestraint. Bottom right displays the ICARS logo.

Behind every hold, there’s a child.
A family.
A story that deserves to be heard.

Join us in April to uncover #WhatsBehindTheHold and advocate for a safer future for every child.
#AgainstRestraint

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If harm keeps happening, it’s not a system that’s broken — it’s a system working exactly as designed.
Restraint and seclusion aren’t accidental. They’re embedded.
Time to dismantle the machine.
🧡 #WhatsBehindTheHold #AgainstRestraint

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Coming April 2025: The “What’s Behind the Hold” Survey
We’re calling on families in England to share their lived experience of the training behind restraint and seclusion in English schools.
Because behind every hold, there’s a child
A family
A story that deserves to be heard
#WhatsBehindTheHold

A graphic featuring a photograph of a UK parliamentary-style setting with three suited individuals seated behind a green leather-topped table. In the foreground is a sign reading "SELECT COMMITTEE" next to papers, a notebook, and a glass of water. Overlaid text reads “Accreditation does not mean safety.” The ICARS logo, orange and black with hazard striping, is placed in the lower-right corner.

The T-wrap hold was removed from training in 2020.
Yet in 2025, it’s still being used in schools and listed in behaviour policies across England.
Why? Because restraint training is unregulated—no oversight, no accountability, no one watching. 👀 #RestraintForRevenue #WhatsBehindTheHold

Graphic featuring a quote from the Irish Joint Committee on Disability Matters report, overlaid on the report’s cover design with the ICARS logo in the bottom right corner. The quote reads: “Behavioural interventionist therapies are ultimately founded on modifying disabled people's behaviour to meet goals decided by others; … therefore the Committee believe cannot uphold the UNCRPD principles of autonomy, dignity, right to identity and freedom from non-consensual or degrading treatment.” Text below the quote reads: “Aligning Disability Services with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – February 2023.

From the Irish Joint Committee on Disability Matters:
"Behavioural interventionist therapies... cannot uphold the UNCRPD principles of autonomy, dignity, right to identity, and freedom from non-consensual or degrading treatment." #RestraintForRevenue #WhatsBehindTheHold

A social media graphic featuring ICARS branding and a modern abstract background in black, orange, gray, and white. The center contains a rounded cream colored text box with the quote: “PBS... is not intended for persons identifying as neurodivergent who do not have a learning disability.” – (State of the Nation Report, 2022). The bottom of the graphic includes stylized social media icons (heart, paper plane, bookmark, Instagram, Facebook, star, thumbs up), and two small ICARS logos are visible — one at the top and one in the lower left corner

Let’s be clear.
Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) is not for neurodivergent students who do not have a learning disability.
So why are millions in taxpayer money being spent to train as many schools as possible in PBS ?
#RevenueForRestraint #WhatsBehindTheHold