Nineteen days after he was discharged from hospital, my dad took his own life. Here’s why we need to revisit BC’s Mental Health Act.

Kyle Fawkes is a grassroots mental health advocate seeking to drive policy change in B.C. Find him on Twitter at @KyleFawkes.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2022/09/23/For-My-Father-Who-Should-Have-Lived/

Nineteen days after he was discharged from hospital, my dad took his own life. Here’s why we need to revisit BC’s Mental Health Act. Kyle Fawkes is a grassroots mental health advocate seeking to drive policy change in B.C. Find him on Twitter at @KyleFawkes. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2022/09/23/For-My-Father-Who-Should-Have-Lived/

For My Father, Who Should Have Lived

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