Quebec tragedies put mental health in spotlight, but expert warns of stigma
A series of tragic incidents in Quebec has thrown the issue of the suspects’ mental health into the spotlight, but a Canada Research Chair holder says the debate risks unfairly stigmatizing those with mental illnesses.
In the wake of the tragedies, Quebec Premier François Legault and other politicians have stressed the need for better mental health care and even raised the spectre of involuntary treatment. Legault described Breau’s death last week as “another violent tragedy,” adding, “It is clear that there are mental health problems.” He promised to ensure that patients who pose a risk are treated quickly.
“To say we’re going to treat people against their will, we’ll hospitalize them against their will and it will be fixed, the current practices show that’s not the case at all,” she said, pointing out that such tragedies continue to occur. While witnesses have described concerning behaviour from both suspects, Bernheim notes that neither had a history of violent crime and nothing indicates that they were being treated for mental illness.
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