In mid-September, the BC NDP said it would open two “highly secure facilities” to detain people with concurrent brain injuries, mental illnesses and substance use disorders under the Mental Health Act. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Oct. 12, 2024. 

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/10/12/Man-Behind-NDP-Involuntary-Care-Proposal/

In mid-September, the BC NDP said it would open two “highly secure facilities” to detain people with concurrent brain injuries, mental illnesses and substance use disorders under the Mental Health Act. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle reports on health for The Tyee. Published Oct. 12, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/10/12/Man-Behind-NDP-Involuntary-Care-Proposal/

We Spoke with the Man Behind the NDP’s Involuntary Care Proposal

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We Spoke with the Man Behind the NDP’s Involuntary Care Proposal