The Mentally Ill: How They Became Enmeshed in the Criminal Justice System and How We Might Get Them Out

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Table of Contents

• 1. Background
• 2. The Manufacturing of a Forensic Patient
• 3. A bit of history
• 4. Adding to the Picture
• 5. The Numbers are Growing
• 6. Criminal Code is the Mental Health Act of Last Resort
• 7. What to do?
  • 7.1 Invest in Provincial and Territorial Mental Health Care
  • 7.2 Expand Diversion Programs: Move the New Forensic Patient back to the Civil System Quickly
  • 7.3 A Federal Mental Health Act
  • 7.4 Part XX.1 of the Criminal Code
  • 7.5 Enable the Change with Effective Federal Legislation