Mental Disability
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‘People that are in these places are not treated like humans’: St. Amant ends institutionalizationThe St. Amant organization announced Wednesday it is officially pivoting from long-term mental disability services toward short-term, community based treatment.PoliticsJun 1, 2022
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Former Dartmouth hotel employee claims she was fired because of her mental disabilityA Dartmouth resident has filed a human rights complaint against her former employer arguing she was wrongfully terminated from her job.CanadaMay 8, 2019
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“We didn’t want to tase him in front of his mum:” IIO reportThe Independent Investigations Office of B.C. says three officers were just doing their duty while apprehending a ‘large’ man under the Mental Health ActInvestigationsOct 11, 2018
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Missing Saskatoon woman found after spending the night outdoorsA missing 18-year-old woman was found safe and sound by the Saskatoon Search and Rescue team on Sunday morning.CanadaMay 21, 2017
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US Supreme Court rules for death row inmates with low IQThe United States Supreme Court says states must look beyond an intelligence test score in borderline cases of mental disability to determine whether a death row inmate is eligible to be executed.WorldMay 27, 2014
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