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Operating in Darkness: BC’s Mental Health Detention System

Community Legal Assistance Society I Laura Johnston 

B.C. is considered the most regressive jurisdiction in Canada for mental health detention and involuntary psychiatric treatment. The goal of this research project was to investigate and make public some of the most common and troubling components of mental health detention and involuntary psychiatric treatment in B.C.

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Author / Publisher: Community Legal Assistance Society
Categories: Criminalization | Healthcare | Legal Resources (Criminal, Family, Immigration)
Language(s): English
Year(s) Published: 2017
Accessibility Format(s): Machine-Readable Text
Type of Resource: Reports