Minister says involuntary treatment should be studied, but increasing the mental health system's capacity has to come first
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Tibollo initially attempted to sidestep questions about involuntary treatment, including Premier Doug Ford's comment last week suggesting that Tibollo is a "big fan" of the idea. "Personally, my opinion is that until we have the system built that allows people to get treatment, when and where they are, we really need to continue focusing on that."
"That's an extremely important piece right now," he said. "We'll continue building that capacity and looking at how we can help more people." British Columbia is working to provide capacity for its involuntary treatment proposal by building secure mental health treatment facilities within provincial jails such as the Alouette Correctional Centre, as well as hundreds of mental health beds at conventional hospitals.
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