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B.C. Premier touts involuntary care plans at convention, days before campaign begins

B.C. Premier touts involuntary care plans at convention, days before campaign begins

VANCOUVER — Current support services for severely mentally ill and drug addicted people aren't working for hundreds of British Columbians, and "secure" involuntary care sites around the province are a new tool to help them, B.C.
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B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis and mental health

B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis and mental health

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Getting a bed at one of British Columbia's drug detoxification facilities is like winning the lottery, the vice-president on the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council says.
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Woman dies, watchdog notified after police shooting in Surrey, B.C.

Woman dies, watchdog notified after police shooting in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's independent police watchdog has been notified after a women was shot and killed by police in Surrey, B.C. RCMP say in happened Thursday when police were called to a disturbance at a home at about 4:40 a.m.
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Harm-reduction supplies still available at hospitals where kiosks removed: Island Health

Harm-reduction supplies still available at hospitals where kiosks removed: Island Health

The province is reviewing the kiosks, which were intended to provide an option for those who wouldn’t or couldn’t seek in-person services
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Island Health warns of potential hepatitis A exposure in Courtenay

Island Health warns of potential hepatitis A exposure in Courtenay

Anyone who ate at the Dairy Queen on Cliff Avenue between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sept. 10, 12, 13 or 14 should get a free dose of hepatitis A vaccine, the health authority says.
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Tseshaht First Nation gets $16.45M for economic development

Tseshaht First Nation gets $16.45M for economic development

The 1,300-member nation near Port Alberni already has development plans that include partnering on a new hotel
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Jury to mull recommendations as inquest into patient's 2019 death wraps up

Jury to mull recommendations as inquest into patient's 2019 death wraps up

Paul Spencer, 43, struggled with security when he tried to leave Royal Jubilee Hospital, then died after being placed in a seclusion room
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Nurse-patient ratios at B.C. hospitals set to expand in fall, says health minister

Nurse-patient ratios at B.C. hospitals set to expand in fall, says health minister

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says minimum nurse-to-patient ratios meant to improve care and strengthen the health-care system have now been established for most hospital settings.
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People with mental-health problems in ACT program had fewer interactions with police: study

People with mental-health problems in ACT program had fewer interactions with police: study

UVic researchers had set out to find the impact of including police on Assertive Community Treatment teams of health professionals.
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Guidelines for monitoring psychiatric patients could help, inquest hears

Guidelines for monitoring psychiatric patients could help, inquest hears

Patient Paul Spencer died after being placed face-down in a seclusion room at Royal Jubilee Hospital while wrapped from shoulders to feet in a blanket
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