Our work tells us recent changes to the province’s Mental Health Act in a toxic drug crisis are counterproductive.

By Marilou Gagnon and other academics (listed in the story) who is a professor in nursing at UVic and scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research.

Link to the story, published March 31, 2023:
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/03/31/Nurses-Oppose-Forced-Hospitalization/

Our work tells us recent changes to the province’s Mental Health Act in a toxic drug crisis are counterproductive. By Marilou Gagnon and other academics (listed in the story) who is a professor in nursing at UVic and scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research. Link to the story, published March 31, 2023: https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/03/31/Nurses-Oppose-Forced-Hospitalization/

As Nurses, We Oppose BC’s New Paths to Forced Hospitalization

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We’re an independent, online news magazine from B.C. founded in 2003. We’re devoted to fact-driven stories, reporting and analysis that informs and enlivens our democratic conversation. This podcast features our stories, read by AI narration. Our reporting has changed laws, started movements and garnered numerous awards. While some journalism gives the last word to power, we try to give the last word to ordinary folks. We are reader-supported so if you like what you hear, you can go to https://support.thetyee.ca/ and contribute to our hard-hitting journalism.

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