IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Students were routinely kept in small concrete “isolation boxes” for days and weeks at a time as punishment at a private boarding school for troubled teenagers that is now under ...

A lasting support circle is built from small actions repeated with care. Structure and boundaries protect dignity, while practical help reduces the daily load. Over time, steady presence communicates ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. -- The Longview School District is reviewing the use of an isolation box for special education students after a Facebook photo of the padded box sparked criticism. Spokeswoman Sandy ...

Suggested Citation: "9 Interventions." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System.