B.C. releases guidance for doctors on youth mental health and substance-use care

B.C. releases guidance for doctors on youth mental health and substance-use care

The British Columbia government is setting out guidance on how involuntary care can be provided for those under 19 years old when they won’t or can’t care for themselves.

B.C. releases guidance for doctors on youth mental health and substance-use care (BC)

The British Columbia government is setting out guidance on how involuntary care can be provided for those under 19 years old when they won't or can't care for themselves. Premier David Eby says the guidance for doctors and parents will not be universally well received, but the changes could signific...

B.C. government provides guidance about involuntary care for people under 19

This guidance is to help clarify for physicians when young people can be admitted under the Mental Health Act at the request of parents or guardians.

New guidance on Mental Health Act will help keep young people safe

The Province is taking action to improve care for young people who suffer from severe, overlapping mental-health and substance-use challenges by providing guidance about how involuntary care can be provided for people younger than 19, when they are unable or unwilling to seek care themselves.