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New service helps clarify rights under Mental Health Act

(9 days ago) WEBBetween 2005-06 and 2017-18, the number of patients admitted involuntarily under B.C.’s Mental Health Act increased by approximately 79%. The increases in concurrent mental-health and substance-use disorders has contributed significantly to …

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022AG0026-000657

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BILL 23 MENTAL HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT, 2022

(3 days ago) WEBMENTAL HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT, 2022 Honourable David Eby Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing . Explanatory Notes Queen’s Printer for British …

https://www.leg.bc.ca/content/data%20-%20ldp/Pages/42nd3rd/1st_read/PDF/gov23-1.pdf

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Will the Supreme Court of Canada make a key decision about BC's …

(6 days ago) WEBOn January 12 and 13, 2022, a legal case about the constitutionality of BC’s Mental Health Act will be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada, the highest court in the country. …

https://www.healthjustice.ca/blog/will-the-supreme-court-of-canada-make-a-key-decision

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ICYMI: April Edition - BC Mental Health Act Update — …

(8 days ago) WEBThis month we were at the Continuing Legal Education Society Elder Law Update 2022, where we presented on the use of the Mental Health Act and Adult Guardianship Act to detain seniors or …

https://www.healthjustice.ca/blog/icymi-april-edition-2022

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Mental Health Act - Province of British Columbia

(7 days ago) WEBBritish Columbia's Mental Health Act has important implications for individuals requiring involuntary treatment or receiving voluntary treatment under the act, their families and …

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/mental-health-substance-use/mental-health-act?keyword=2022&keyword=act

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BC’s Mental Health Act Will Be Overhauled - The Toronto Star

(7 days ago) WEBBritish Columbia will overhaul its Mental Health Act amid rapidly rising involuntary admissions and years of human BC’s Mental Health Act Will Be …

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/bc-s-mental-health-act-will-be-overhauled/article_8e7ea6ed-87f4-5231-a0e4-fdc84da39c10.html

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BC’s Mental Health Act Will Be Overhauled The Tyee

(3 days ago) WEBPhoto via BC government. British Columbia will overhaul its Mental Health Act amid rapidly rising involuntary admissions and years of human rights concerns raised by patients, families and

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/04/29/BC-Mental-Health-Act-To-Be-Overhauled/

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The Mental Health Act

(8 days ago) WEB2022; 2021; 2020; 2019; 2018; Substance use training unites staff to improve care for clients and patients; British Columbia's Mental Health Act allows us to admit and …

http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/governing-legislation-bodies/the-mental-health-act

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The Mental Health Act Mind Map BC

(6 days ago) WEBApril 11, 2022 • 9 Min Read. Understanding the Mental Health Act Content note: This article uses the term “mental disorder” because that’s the legal term used in the Mental …

https://www.mindmapbc.ca/articles/the-mental-health-act/

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Ombudsperson finds only one-third of recommendations are …

(9 days ago) WEBIn June, 2022, Bill 23, the Mental Health Amendment Act, 2022, received Royal Assent. The law, when implemented, will establish a rights advice service for …

https://bcombudsperson.ca/news_release/ombudsperson-finds-only-one-third-of-recommendations-are-implemented-three-years-after-report-calling-for-improved-safeguards-for-people-involuntarily-detained-in-b-c-psychiatric-facilities/

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Patients the focus of new health legislation BC Gov News

(1 days ago) WEBIn September 2022, B.C.’s four oral-health colleges, which included dentists, dental assistants, dental therapists, denturists, dental hygienists and dental technicians, …

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022HLTH0202-001566

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2022 Investigative Update: Committed to Change - BC …

(3 days ago) WEBTuesday, July 26, 2022. The Ombudsperson’s 2019 report resulted from an investigation into whether mental health facilities were complying with the procedural requirements …

https://bcombudsperson.ca/investigative_report/2022-investigative-update-committed-to-change/

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Mental Health Review Board - bcmhrb.ca

(4 days ago) WEBI am pleased to present the Annual Report of the British Columbia Mental Health Review Board (Board) for the fiscal year April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023, submitted in …

https://www.bcmhrb.ca/app/uploads/sites/431/2023/07/MHRB-Annual-Report-2022-2023.pdf

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Reasonable Apprehension Under Mental Health Law - CanLII

(4 days ago) WEBChandler & Colleen M Flood, eds, Law and Mind: Mental Health Law and Policy in Canada 2022 CanLIIDocs 4557. 4 (2022) 48:1 Queen’s LJ Canada’s decision in R v Le See …

https://www.canlii.org/w/canlii/2022CanLIIDocs4557.pdf

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Systemic Investigation Update: Report on the Implementation …

(8 days ago) WEBthe-rights-of-involuntary-patients-under-the-mental-health-act//. 2 Mental Health Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 288. 3 The Mental Health Act allows the Minister of Health to …

https://bcombudsperson.ca/assets/media/Committed-to-Change_Report-Update_July21-2022.pdf

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Canada Re-Criminalizes Public Drug Use in British Columbia

(5 days ago) WEBEugenia Oviedo-Joekes, a professor in the medical school at the University of British Columbia who studies addiction and public health policy, said the decision …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/world/canada/british-columbia-public-drug-use.html

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