Tag: canada
‘Blanket’ Forced Treatment of Involuntary Psychiatric Patients Unconstitutional, B.C. Court Rules
From CBC News. "Elements of British Columbia's involuntary care regime that allow forced psychiatric treatment, regardless of a person's capacity to make health care...
Why Does Canada Have Such High Rates of Forced Psychiatric Hospitalizations?
From PsychForce Report by Rob Wipond. "New laws to expand involuntary commitment have recently been implemented, or are under discussion in Manitoba, Alberta, British...
Canadian Mental Health Legislation and the CRPD
Psychiatric survivors in Canada tell the UN that Canada is not complying with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
“The Rise of Mad Studies”
Mad Studies is emerging as a new academic discipline in Canada and proponents are challenging popular conceptions of “madness” and the medicalization human experiences.
