Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions says 'low secure units' under active consideration.
An ardent critic of the B.C. government’s mental health and addictions policies is calling out Premier David Eby for not following through on a recommendation from two experts to create involuntary care units for people at high risk to harm others.
She said government should have made creating such units a priority, given the lack of widespread psychiatric care for people in B.C. with a history of violence. Sturko described the government’s inaction as “a failure.” The units should be designed to provide intensive rehabilitation as well as social, housing, education and employment services, said the authors, recommending government refer to best practices guidance for low secure care developed by the United Kingdom.
In addition, ongoing legal support should be provided to people in the units accused, charged or convicted of a crime. A person’s placement in a low secure unit should only be considered after “all appropriate voluntary options” have been exhausted, they said. The ministry said Eby recently emphasized the importance of ensuring involuntary care is delivered with dignity and respect, while providing the necessary supports to help individuals stabilize and, where possible, regain independence.
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