B.C. doubles down on involuntary care despite history of failure

B.C. doubles down on involuntary care despite history of failure

Read: 5 minTwo decades ago, B.C. closed one of the last large mental institutions in the province. The institution, known as Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam, had at its peak housed nearly 5,000 patients across a sprawling campus.There, patients with mental illnesses were subjected to a range of inhumane treatments, city records show. These included coma therapy, induced seizures, lobotomies and electroshock therapy.When the province transferred …