Tag #Mental Health Act

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Mother of Woman Killed by Boyfriend Feels Betrayed by Justice System

The mother of Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche, 25, feels betrayed after her daughter's killer, Gogoa Lois Tape, 28, received a hospital order for manslaughter instead of a prison sentence.

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B.C. to Overhaul Mental Health Act After Vancouver Attack

In response to an attack that killed 11 and injured 16 at a Vancouver festival, British Columbia will overhaul its 30-year-old Mental Health Act and conduct a public inquiry into whether systemic failures contributed to the incident involving Adam Lo, a 30-year-old man with a history of mental illne...

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Mental Healthcare System Failures in Fatal Bondi Junction Stabbing

Joel Cauchi, a 2024 Bondi Junction Westfield stabbing attacker who killed six, had stopped taking antipsychotic medication in 2018 despite his mother's pleas for help and his own anxieties about relapsing; his father's rejection of medication and the inability to mandate treatment under Australian l...

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B.C. Issues New Guidelines on Involuntary Mental Health Treatment for Substance-Use Disorders

British Columbia is issuing new guidelines to clinicians on when people with substance-induced mental impairment can be involuntarily admitted for treatment under the Mental Health Act, aiming to standardize inconsistent application and address misinterpretations, such as the belief that those with ...

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