BC Mental Health Act

• B.C. government proposes changes to language around involuntary care

  The B.C. government is seeking changes to the wording of the provincial Mental Health Act to provide better protections for staff involved in involuntary care.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2025
  
• Coquitlam RCMP searching for high-risk missing man

  RCMP in Coquitlam. B.C., say they are searching for a high-risk man on a warrant under the BC Mental Health Act. Fitsum Zewdu, 31, was last seen on Friday morning.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2024
  
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• Coquitlam RCMP looking for woman missing from psychiatric facility

  Kelly was last seen on June 4, at a designated psychiatric treatment facility in Coquitlam and is wanted on a BC Mental Health Act warrant.

  Crime

  Jun 5, 2022
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• B.C. offers rights advisers for mentally ill patients who are involuntarily detained

  Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson says the rights-advice service is aimed at assuring people will be treated fairly.

  Health

  Apr 28, 2022
• Police seek wanted missing man last seen in Coquitlam, B.C.

  Thirty-six-year-old Anthony-Cook may behave in a way that "presents a risk to themselves or the public," warned Coquitlam RCMP on Sunday.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2022
• Involuntary mental health treatment for B.C. youth up 162% over 10 years: report

  According to the report, the number of young people admitted for involuntary mental health support rose from 973 to 2,545 between 2008/09 and 2017/18. 

  Health

  Jan 19, 2021
• Naked man walking through streets of Delta apprehended under Mental Health Act

  The police chief said officers were able to arrest the man peacefully thanks to good training and composure.

  May 8, 2019
• New report urges more oversight of involuntary detentions under BC’s Mental Health Act

  A report says there is no oversight on how mental health patients detained involuntarily are treated.

  Health

  Nov 29, 2017