Involuntary Care

• B.C. government provides guidance about involuntary care for people under 19

  This guidance is to help clarify for physicians when young people can be admitted under the Mental Health Act at the request of parents or guardians.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2025
  
• B.C. group pushes back against involuntary care, saying it will criminalize people

  The B.C. government announced last week that if passed, the bill's current language around involuntary care would make it clearer and more concise.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2025
  
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• 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
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• ‘Dangerous data void’: Number of B.C. residents on extended leave from involuntary care unknown

  On April 30 it was revealed that the suspect in the Lapu Lapu festival tragedy was under the care of a mental health care team but he was on extended leave at the time.

  Health

  May 20, 2025
• B.C.’s first involuntary treatment centre opens at Surrey correctional facility

  The 10 beds, located at the South Fraser Pretrial Centre, will focus solely on patients who have come in contact with the justice system.

  Crime

  Apr 24, 2025
• B.C. ‘full speed ahead’ on involuntary care, aims to open 2 facilities by spring

  Speaking Tuesday, Eby said facilities at the Surrey Pretrial Centre and at the Alouette Correctional Facility in Maple Ridge will be the first such centres to come online.

  Politics

  Jan 7, 2025
• B.C. election: Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization

  With more than 15,000 lives lost to toxic drugs since 2016, B.C. has been at the cutting edge of debate, science and policy about how to deal with the crisis.

  Politics

  Sep 28, 2024
• Party leaders of different stripes seem to agree on involuntary addiction treatment

  As they both campaign for re-election, the premiers of B.C. and N.B. appear to agree on one controversial issue: involuntary care for those with severe drug addictions.

  Politics

  Sep 26, 2024
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• Criticism levelled at B.C. Premier David Eby following involuntary care expansion

  Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog, who has called for more involuntary treatment, said that it's a step in the right direction but that it won't address the full extent of the problem.

  Politics

  Sep 16, 2024
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• B.C. open to involuntary care, but needs ‘dignified’ mental health supports: Eby

  Premier David Eby says mental health care in the province for those committed against their will needs to be "dignified and humane" to be effective,.

  Health

  Sep 6, 2024