Mental Health Act

• Surrey RCMP have responded to more than 3,000 mental health calls this year

  RCMP say officers are trained in crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques, and calls can sometimes takes hours of delicate negotiations.

  Health

  Jul 7
• Woman detained under Mental Health Act after randomly grabbing people on Seawall

  A 61-year-old woman from North Vancouver could face criminal charges after she began assaulting people at random along the Seawall, police said.

  Crime

  May 24
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• 18-year-old man dies days after apprehension by Peel police under Mental Health Act, watchdog says

  SIU officials said the man's health deteriorated after he was taken to a hospital by Peel Regional Police. He died days after being transferred to an intensive care unit.

  Canada

  Feb 12
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• 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
• Hamilton police searching for missing psychiatry unit patient

  Police say a 29-year-old patient on a day pass from St. Joseph's Forensic Psychiatry Unit failed to return and told hospital staff that he won't go back.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2020
• Ontario’s police watchdog says no grounds to charge cops who shot, killed knife-wielding man

  The director of the Special Investigations Unit says the officers feared for their lives when they fired a combined nine rounds of bullets at the man who was moving towards them with a serrated kitchen knife.

  Crime

  Aug 20, 2020
• Children’s rights watchdog questions B.C.’s plan to keep youth in hospitals after overdose

  The Representative for Children and Youth has written about a bill that would allow patients under 19 to be involuntarily admitted for up to 48 hours.

  Health

  Jun 24, 2020
• Kelowna RCMP, UBC Okanagan principal react to student allegation of mistreatment

  Mona Wang alleges in her civil claim that a police officer handcuffed her and dragged her down a hallway, after finding her lying on the bathroom floor.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2020
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• B.C. aims to allow young people to be kept in hospital after an overdose

  The bill would allow hospital patients under the age of 19 to be admitted for stabilization care for up to 48 hours after a life-threatening overdose. 

  Health

  Jun 23, 2020
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• Knife-wielding man tasered, arrested after overnight disturbance: Vernon RCMP

  Police say the man charged at officers early Wednesday while brandishing a knife.

  Crime

  Mar 25, 2020