Tag: Donate
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Approaching Seven Years of the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint
April is a meaningful month for me and for the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint. On April 23rd, it will be seven years since I started AASR. What began as a small effort to speak out against the harmful use of restraint and seclusion has grown into a national nonprofit and community working every day…
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Together, We Can End Restraint and Seclusion: Why Your Support Matters Now More Than Ever
Every child deserves to feel safe, supported, and understood in school. Yet, across the country, children, especially those with disabilities, trauma histories, or neurodivergent identities, are still being restrained, secluded, and subjected to punitive and exclusionary discipline. These practices don’t teach; they harm. They fracture trust, deepen fear, and too often set children on a…
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Funding the Fight: AASR’s Urgent Need for Your Support
In the United States, thousands of children—particularly those with disabilities, Black and brown children, and boys—are subjected to harmful disciplinary practices in schools. Restraint, seclusion, suspension, expulsion, and corporal punishment are not only ineffective but also cause severe trauma, injury, and, in some cases, even death. The Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint (AASR) is working…
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Support our mission this Giving Tuesday
This Giving Tuesday, there are several ways you can support the work of the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint. Your contribution is more than just a donation; it helps us create safer schools for students, teachers, and staff. Your donation helps us promote a trauma-informed, neuroscience-aligned, relationship-driven approach to supporting all children. We can and…
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This Giving Tuesday help us create safer schools for students, teachers, and staff.
The Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint (AASR) is determined to make a difference. Our organization works to raise awareness in the trail of destruction left in the wake of inappropriate and often abusive use of seclusion and restraint in our schools.