The Lancet: Canada’s prison mental health crisis
Lancet Psychiatry July 2019 Prison Mental Health
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Canada’s federal prisons introduce safe needle solutions
Lancet May 26 2018 Canada Reveals Prison Needle Program
Addiction, Depression, Psychosis, SchizophreniaDiseases of NeglectDrug PoliticsHealthcare in PrisonsHealthcare PoliticsHepatitis NeglectIndigenous HealthMedically-Induced Opioid Addiction
Giving drugs to opioid-addicted prisoners: a life-saving solution
BC Prisons Saving Lives by Giving Drugs to Prisoners
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Solutions journalism: Calls mount for medically-safe heroin in Canada
Lancet Jan 20 2017 Calls for Medically Safe Heroin Mount in Canada
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Untreated prison hepatitis: Winner — 2016 Michener-Deacon Investigative Journalism Fellowship
CMAJ Aug 14 2017 Dramatic Budget Increase for Hep Treatment in Federal Prisons National Observer June 23 2017 BC Prisons distribute drugs to save lives CMAJ 2017 April 24 Secrecy on cost of …
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Prison Healthcare Pox: Hep C Treatment Denied?
CMAJ Nov 2 2015 Federal Inmates Treated for Hep C Drop 29 Percent
Addiction, Depression, Psychosis, SchizophreniaDiseases of NeglectHealthcare in PrisonsHealthcare PoliticsIndigenous Health
Controls over solitary confinement needed
Legal cases condemning misuse of solitary confinement in Canada’s federal and provincial jails are propelling calls for external independent controls over the practice. “If the Canadian public fully appreciated what …
Addiction, Depression, Psychosis, SchizophreniaDiseases of NeglectDrug PoliticsGeriatric HealthHealthcare in PrisonsIndigenous Health
Shelter From the Storm: Housing the Homeless
Van Mag Homeless It was a bold effort, integrating police, psychiatrists, social workers, and life coaches to deliver permanent supportive housing — including “medical, psychosocial, and rehabilitation services” — to thousands …
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Canada opposes harm reduction policies for drug users
Four drug policy groups monitoring international negotiations underway on reforms to United Nations drug control policies say Canada has joined ranks with China, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan and Russia in aggressively …