Historical-Clinical-Risk Management: 20 (HCR-20) - RNAO Appendix H
This assessment tool is used primarily by mental health professionals to “estimate” a persons’ probability of violence.
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. (2012). Appendix H of Promoting Safety: Alternative Approaches to the Use of Restraints. Toronto, Canada: Author. (p. 101).
Reprinted with permission from Ronald Roesch, Professor, Director of Mental Health Law and Policy Institute, Simon Fraser University
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