US EditionB.C. health minister says about 6,000 on 'extended leave' from mental health care
- British Columbia's health minister stated that nearly 6,000 individuals were currently on extended absence while under involuntary mental health supervision in the province last week.
- This issue gained attention after a fatal April 26 attack in Vancouver by a suspect on extended leave at the time, who killed 11 people.
- The health minister refuted claims by a Conservative critic that the government had "no ability to track" these patients and stated assigned teams support them.
- According to Health Minister Josie Osborne, as of the previous Tuesday, there were 5,915 individuals on long-term leave throughout British Columbia, with 2,202 of them located within the Vancouver Coastal health area; she noted that these figures fluctuate daily.
- Authorities have laid eight second-degree murder charges against Adam Kai-Ji Lo and anticipate additional charges, underscoring ongoing concerns about patient monitoring during extended leave.
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B.C. health minister says about 6,000 on ’extended leave’ from mental health care
VICTORIA — B.C.'s health minister says almost 6,000 people were on leave from involuntary mental health care in the province last week, pushing back against Opposition claims that the patients aren't being tracked.
B.C. health minister says about 6,000 on 'extended leave' from mental health care – Energeticcity.ca
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s health minister says almost 6,000 people were on leave from involuntary mental health care in the province last week, pushing back against Opposition claims that the patients aren’t being tracked. The status is known as extended leave, in which a person receiving involuntary mental health treatment is allowed back into the community while remaining under care. It’s been in focus since it emerged that the suspect in …
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