Newfoundland to Update Mental Health Legislation; Oldest in the Country
Posted on: Thursday, 7 December 2006, 15:02 CST
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. (CP) - Newfoundland is updating its 35-year-old mental health legislation to ensure people will not be admitted into treatment indefinitely without a review.
The province's Mental Health Act is the oldest in the country and does not require reviews of involuntary hospital and treatment facility admissions. Health Minister Tom Osborne says current mental health laws are not reflective of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and need updating.
The new legislation comes after two inquiries into police shooting deaths of mentally ill men recommended sweeping changes to the mental-health system.
Norman Reid, a schizophrenic, was shot and killed in a standoff with police in August 2000 after he lunged at one of them with a hatchet.
Darryl Power, who suffered from depression, was fatally shot by police after he rushed at them with two knives and a hammer.
Judge Donald Luther concluded the actions by police were not excessive and were consistent with their training.
Source: Canadian Press
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