Many cities are considering involuntary substance use treatment as a solution to drug use among the homeless. But research doesn’t support this strategy.
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A mental health system that respects Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms can also promote public safety.
The arguments made by advocates for involuntary medical admissions and treatment aren’t supported by science.
B.C. is facing a toxic drug crisis, however, forcing people into involuntary treatment will cause more harm than good.
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Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
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Professor, School of Public Policy; Dorothy Killam Fellow; CIHR Applied Public Health Chair, Simon Fraser University
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Professeure titulaire, Faculté de droit, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en santé mentale et accès à la justice | Full Professor, Faculty of Law, Canada Research Chair on Mental Health and Access to Justice, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
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Associate professor, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa