HALIFAX — A rare look at the documented efforts of people with disabilities to leave a psychiatric hospital emerged Tuesday in Nova Scotia, with stories of beatings and deepening frustration as the years of awaiting release drifted by. The inquiry heard details of the stories of MacLean, Livingstone and Delaney on Tuesday from their former social worker, Jo-Anne Pushie, who read from the hundreds of pages of internal reports being released through the hearings. Pushie told the inquiry that Livingstone agreed to move to a Yarmouth facility because she was repeatedly struck by other residents. As part of her evidence, Pushie read reports saying there was an agreement that after one year the Department of Community Services would find a suitable placement for MacLean. A Department of Community Services spokesperson has said the department is working to improve its Disability Support Program and to create more small-options homes.

Source: National Post February 20, 2018 18:11 UTC