Senate Bill 710, passed in 2021, outlines new rules for physical holds and involuntary seclusion of children in licensed child-care agencies.

Mechanical or chemical restraints are never used in our programs.Trillium Family Services has implemented these changes in how we use physical interventions with the youth we serve.

Trillium utilizes Nonviolent Crisis Intervention to help maintain the safety and wellbeing of youth in situations that pose potential harm to themselves or others. This evidence-based intervention training equips our staff to focus on recognizing problems before they become unsafe behaviors, while using verbal de-escalation skills, least restrictive intervention and debriefing practices to build skills and avoid further incidents. We continue to lean into trauma-informed practices that help youth build skills around safety for themselves in their process of healing and personal growth.

At Trillium, we use Nonviolent Crisis Intervention to keep youth safe in potentially harmful situations. This training helps our staff spot problems before they escalate. We use verbal de-escalation, least-restrictive intervention, and debriefing to teach skills and prevent incidents. We also use trauma-informed practices to help youth feel safe as they heal and grow.

SB710 added new reporting requirements for physical holds and involuntary seclusion used with children in care. Trillium has five sites that use physical interventions as a last resort to maintain safety. We will provide the state with quarterly reports, which are included below for your reference.

In addition to the required state reporting, Trillium's Quarterly Physical Interventions Report summarizes how holds and seclusions were used in programs over the previous quarter.