Law360
Tracey Bailey and Gerald Chipeur write a 2-part series for Law360 covering the understanding of rights of those with severe mental illness and substance issues, that arise in medicine and law.
A large part of the population will experience mental health issues or have family members or other loved ones struggling with impaired mental health. This is also true of addiction disorders.
The newly elected government of Alberta has promised to continue to take steps to expand and implement a “treatment” model to address the needs of persons with severe substance use disorders, many of whom suffer from concurrent mental disorders and other challenges to improved health and well-being. Alberta’s voluntary recovery-oriented treatment based approach to addiction has shown early signs of success.
Read the full articles: Understanding the rights of those with severe mental illness, substance issues, part one | Understanding the rights of those with severe mental illness, substance issues, part two
