The society, a non-profit group that provides legal services to people in mental health detention, has launched a charter rights court challenge against the provincial government over the same issue. The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions responded to Wednesday’s report in a statement, saying it welcomes feedback from groups that have experience with such issues. Involuntary detention can occur if it is believed someone may “deteriorate” without in-hospital treatment, which is a much lower standard, she said. apart from mental health regimes in other Canadian jurisdictions is the absence of a regular review process, Johnston added. Mental Health Act, and makes a number of recommendations, including better training for health-care providers, regular detention review hearings and the re-establishment of an independent mental health advocate.

Source: thestar November 29, 2017 21:22 UTC