NSSS Advocacy Bulletin November 2008 to September 2015

Vol. 8, No. 1, September 2015
Necessary physical care not always provided

Vol. 7, No.4, May 2015
The woman who desperately needed help
Marijuana debate missing key factor

Vol. 7, No. 3, January 2015
Law suit signals ongoing need for accountability
Urgent outreach too long in coming
Issue of authority to enter premises
Greg Matters case remains troubling

Vol. 7, No. 2, November 2014
More problematic case histories, for the record
Iacobucci report raises questions about police incidents

Vol. 7, No. 1, September 2014
Ignoring serious physical deterioration continues
Ministry of Justice declines to make required change

Vol. 6, No. 5, May 2014
Primary training needs to catch up on info sharing
Provincial judges could also benefit by more instruction

Vol. 6, No. 4, March 2014
Training needed in “school of hard knocks”
The future of Riverview – Riverview redux, phoenix rising, or lost horizons?

Vol. 6, No. 3, January 2014
Progress is being made, but oh so very slowly
Progress also made with info sharing
Fuller Torrey book a cautionary tale

Vol. 6, No. 2, November 2013
Prosecutor’s decision in Paul Boyd case fails test

Vol. 6, No. 1, September 2013
Ashley Smith and Sammy Yatim – our stories, too
Smoking pot poses danger to vulnerable

Vol. 5, No. 5, April 2013

Persistent myth about the Mental Health Act
Random stabbing raises several issues
Misuse of language distorts reality

Vol. 5, No. 4, March 2013
Anatomy of a successful response to a crisis

Vol. 5, No. 3, January 2013
Marijuana risk needs to be recognized
BC health guide not so healthy
An advocate’s lot is not a happy one

Vol. 5, No.2, November 2012
Sometimes things don’t change to begin with
No urgent outreach an obvious deficiency
Inquiry in Amer case gets down to details

Vol. 5, No. 1, September 2012
Ill people left unhelped confounds police officers
Key possibility for improving system yet to be taken up

Vol. 4, No. 5, April 2012
Repercussions of phasing out Riverview still hurting
Schoenborn case a street of sorrows

Vol. 4, No. 4, March 2012
Seemingly small failures can mean large setbacks
NSSS files request on St. Paul’s case

Vol. 4, No. 3, February 2012
Cosmetic anti-stigma campaigns miss the point

Vol. 4, No 2, November 2011
Lack of capacity or lack of accountability?
Changing Her Mind: a review of Margaret Trudeau’s autobiography

Vol. 4, No 1, September 2011
Mental Health Commission a dysfunctional idea

Vol. 3, No. 5, May 2011
Misunderstanding worst for those found NCRMD
Advocacy Bulletin’s third anniversary
A step forward, but with questions

Vol. 3, No. 4, April 2011
Emergency service needs a serious rethink
What’s in a name? More than imagined.

Vol. 3, No. 3, February 2011
Coroner’s report a wake-up call for practitioners
A long way to go
“Physical deterioration” an often ignored clause
Mother wins case in Canada’s Tax Court

Vol. 3, No. 2, November 2010
Family involvement means information sharing
A special issue on the sharing of information with families

Vol. 3, No. 1, September 2010
Vancouver Coastal Health ducks the main issue
Internal reviews not likely to bring necessary change

Vol. 2, No. 5, May 2010
Those who need help most can be short-changed
“Mental health kills the mentally ill,” says American critic D.J. Jaffe
Not in Canada? Not necessarily so

Vol. 2, No. 4, April 2010
The more things change, do they remain the same?
Family peer workers needed in training of psychiatrists
Request for inquest in Ben Williams case

Vol. 2, No. 3, March 2010
Ben Williams: Could this death have been prevented?
The Michael Wild case: the pattern repeats itself
Leaving it to professionals not a reliable treatment plan
St. Pauls mental health staff share information

Vol. 2, No. 2, November 2009
“Independent” reviews not necessarily independent
Respecting dignity means assuring needed treatment
Cold weather law won’t protect from ravages of illness

Vol. 2, No. 1, September 2009
Overhaul of mental-health management called for
B.C. not only place information sharing runs into roadblocks
Ross Allan inquest brings forward 43 recommendations

Vol. 1, No. 4, May 2009
Unprofessional faddism can end in tragedy
The Soloist movie a good story, but not the whole story

Vol. 1, No. 3, April 2009
A surprising ignorance of the law
Tragedies that should not have happened
The Insanity Offense a disturbing read

Vol. 1, No. 2, February 2009
The woman known as Tracey dies needlessly
Direct advocacy to improve system
Information can be shared with family members

Vol. 1, No. 1, November 2008
Government ministry keeps mother in the dark
Delta case raises questions; NSSS called to comment
The Crisis File