From silenced to central: A qualitative study re-positioning family carers as epistemic agents through the carer-inclusive restrictive practice reduction pathway (CIRP).
This paper examines the experiences of family carers supporting their children and siblings with intellectual disabilities, autism, and co-occurring mental health conditions in, inpatient services. Carers' relational knowledge of communication, sensory needs, and trauma histories is often excluded from care, reinforcin...