British Columbia passes the "Hospitals for the Insane Act"

The province of British Columbia passes the Hospitals for the Insane Act. According to this Act, mentally ill persons can be involuntarily committed to a hospital under an Urgency Order, which requires two medical certificates.

-Caroline Lyster

  • BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services. (2013). History: BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Timeline. BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services website. Retrieved from http://www.bcmhsus.ca/History.htm.

British Columbia passes the "Hospitals for the Insane Act"

The province of British Columbia passes the Hospitals for the Insane Act. According to this Act, mentally ill persons can be involuntarily committed to a hospital under an Urgency Order, which requires two medical certificates.

-Caroline Lyster

  • BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services. (2013). History: BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Timeline. BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services website. Retrieved from http://www.bcmhsus.ca/History.htm.