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Anti-ligature clothing is used to promote the safety of vulnerable and often segregated individuals, preventing incidents of self-harm and suicide, whether in psychiatric hospitals, mental health hospitals, secure care facilities, custodial settings, or any other setting where an individual might be legally placed in seclusion. STRONGTEX Anti Ligature Clothing Emma Pring, a young woman, tragically took her own life on April 20, 2021, while receiving treatment at a privately operated mental health care facility. She was wearing anti-ligature clothing that, in my professional assessment, was not suitable for its intended purpose. The coroner will have been appalled at the absence of national standards regarding the production of anti-ligature clothing in the UK. The objective of this article is to explore and highlight the precise application and benefits of anti-ligature clothing. While extensive mental health research in recent years has focused on components of quality of care, p