Involuntary Treatment

• Saskatchewan tables involuntary drug treatment bill as fall session ends

  Saskatchewan's government introduced its involuntary treatment bill Friday on the final day of its fall sitting with critics wondering how it will all play out.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2025
  
• Involuntary treatment facility in Maple Ridge, B.C. could take 1st patients this month

  The Alouette Homes in Maple Ridge is equipped with 18 beds and will take patients with 'severe and persistent mental-health disorders, often combined with other challenges.'

  Health

  Jun 3, 2025
  
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• 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
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• New guidance lays out when B.C. doctors can and can’t use involuntary treatment

  The new guidance is meant to inform healthcare providers on the circumstances under which the Mental Health Act can be used to obtain involuntary treatment for a patient.

  Health

  Mar 12, 2025
• B.C. pressured to speed up involuntary treatment rollout after attack on VPD officer

  While B.C.'s 2025 budget nodded towards work already underway on involuntary treatment, it did not lay out any specific new spending measures.

  Crime

  Mar 5, 2025
• Alberta government clarifies Compassionate Intervention Act after criticism

  As the United Conservative government faces criticism over its Compassionate Intervention Act, the premier's chief of staff sat down with Global News to set the record straight.

  Health

  Apr 21, 2023
• Mother of teen charged in B.C. ‘crime spree’ says he couldn’t get drug treatment until jail

  The mother of a teen charged with a recent North Vancouver "crime spree" said she fought unsuccessfully for years to get him into drug treatment.

  Health

  Dec 7, 2022