B.C. launches first involuntary treatment centre at Surrey correctional facility

April 24, 2025, 7:20 pm

British Columbia has taken a bold step by opening its inaugural secure involuntary treatment centre aimed at addressing complex mental-health and addiction issues among justice-involved individuals. The facility, nestled in a Surrey correctional complex, is designed to tackle overlapping brain injury concerns in a way that few would have predicted.

theglobeandmail.com / B.C. opens new units in promised expansion of involuntary care for mental health, addictions, brain injury

thestar.com / New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions

globalnews.ca / B.C.’s first involuntary treatment centre opens at Surrey correctional facility

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