Understanding Mona Wang- What is the Current State of Mental Health Care
in British Columbia?
Abstract
In January 2020 a high-profile case detailing a nursing student related
to the Mental Health Act in British Columbia contributed to the
suspension of an RCMP officer in British Columbia, calls for reviews to
the associated acts including, but not limited to, the Mental Health
Act, Police Intervention and Wellness Checks, Police Act and the
formation of the Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act in
British Columbia parliament. Publicly available information regarding
the Legislative Assembly, Public Safety Canada and RCMP Occurrence
Report from Jan 2010- August 2020 inclusive of all apprehensions related
to Police Intervention and Wellness Checks are reviewed for the purposes
of this meta-analysis, and a paradigm shift to de-escalation and
normalizing nursing psych evaluations is discussed.