Severe chorea can lead to continuous, violent, involuntary movements that significantly interfere with daily function. Acanthocytosis is a condition that causes the formation of star-shaped red ...
B.C. will be opening “highly secure facilities” where people with serious addiction and mental health issues, as well as brain injuries, will receive involuntary care, officials said Sunday.
But getting sent that kind of "involuntary emergency rescue" happens to around 1% of callers, suggests new data from Vibrant Emotional Health, the administrator of the 988 Lifeline for suicide and ...
What gets less attention is the thousands of people in B.C. each year who receive involuntary treatment, in cases where people are deemed to be a danger to themselves and to others. In 2021 ...
The B.C. government has announced it will expand involuntary care for those with mental health and addictions issues, and will open "highly secure" facilities to house people detained under the ...
A day after Premier David Eby announced a re-elected NDP government would explore an expansion of involuntary care for people with several mental health and addictions issues, some drug user ...