B.C. Supreme Court judge hears opening arguments in constitutional challenge of provincial Mental Health Act

B.C. doubles down on involuntary care despite underinvestment

By Alexandra Keeler B.C.’s push to replace coercive care with community models never took hold — and experts say province isn’t fixing that problem Two 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 treat…

B.C. Supreme Court judge hears opening arguments in constitutional challenge of provincial Mental Health Act

The case is being brought by the Council of Canadians with Disabilities