Steve Hall, Safety Consulting Services

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Our best wishes for the festive season!

As the holiday season unfolds, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and expressing gratitude for the trust you have placed in us, as your safety consulting partner. It has been our privilege to work alongside you in fostering a culture of safety and well-being in your organizations. We look forward to continuing our valu...

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 was interviewed as part of last week's investigation by Global News and APTN that found 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼’𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.

[Steve] Hall said the “vast majority of the situations” where he’s witnessed or been involved in a restraint could have been avoided if the adult had been more emotionally balanced.

“The best restraint is not to do one,” he said. “It tells me that adults have lost control.”

‘A body check’: Kids restrained over 2000 times in one year in Ontario’s child-welfare system | Globalnews.ca An investigation by Global News and APTN has found physical restraints occur at an alarming rate inside Ontario's group homes. Experts say their use is psychologically damaging.

We would like to thank all of the organizations we have worked with over the past few years. We are grateful for your trust and support of our services. We will continue to offer services that are tailored to reflect your unique needs.

Thank you all for the vital role that you play in many vulnerable people's lives.

At this time, we would like to wish you the warmest greetings for this festive season and best wishes for a safe and happy New Year.

- Steve Hall Safety Consulting
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Nous tenons à remercier toutes les organisations avec lesquelles nous avons travaillé au cours des dernières années. Nous vous sommes reconnaissants de votre confiance et de votre soutien à nos services. Nous continuerons d’offrir des services adaptés à vos besoins uniques.

Merci aussi à tous pour le rôle vital que vous jouez dans la vie de nombreuses personnes vulnérables.

Nous aimerions vous souhaiter les salutations les plus chaleureuses pour cette saison des fêtes et vous souhaitons une bonne et heureuse année.

- Steve Hall Safety Consulting

Scientists are racing to figure out why some patients also develop neurological ailments like confusion, stroke, seizure, or loss of smell.

What Does Covid-19 Do to Your Brain? Scientists are racing to figure out why some patients also develop neurological ailments like confusion, stroke, seizure, or loss of smell.

Here is a great infographic by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use / Centre canadien sur les dépendances on how to better deal with stress, anxiety and substance abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Words of wisdom coming from my good friend Hayley. Couldn’t agree more with what she says:

“In these difficult times with unexpected economic and public health concerns, learning more about ‘How to Have Supportive Conversations’, while maintaining your own mental health, will continue to be an important skillset. It is our on-going goal to assist others in feeling more confident and capable to have conversations with others who may be experiencing mental health and/or life stress challenges.”

Check Hayley’s work at the link below. Great work!

https://supportingthroughstruggle.com/

Crystal M**h has surpassed the opioid crisis in the West. The behaviours presented by someone under the influence of similar substance are impulsive and irrational. De-escalation techniques often fail because the attempt is to rationalize with the individual in crisis.

Team intervention and short trauma-informed scripts might be a better return on the investment. In such a situation where someone is under m**h psychosis, it is not what you say that might reduce the level of arousal experienced by the consumer, but rather the way you say it!

M**h-fueled violence leaves Calgary ER staff feeling unsafe Use of the highly-addictive drug has skyrocketed in many cities across western Canada in recent months.