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Empowerment Council Activities: 2016/2017

A summary of the Empowerment Council’s activities for the years 2016 and 2017.

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Safewards: Including Service User Voices

This report includes an overview of the Safewards Model of Care and an explanation of how it is being piloted in Ontario forensic mental health facilities in response to the rise of serious incidents and charges under Ontario’s Ministry of Labour. It offers reflections on successes and opportunities for improvements in response to how staff […]

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Empowerment Council Accomplishments of the First 10 Years

The EC Partnered with The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to: Create the CAMH Bill of Client Rights – the highest standard of hospital based mental health rights in Canada to date. Developed the Least Restraint Initiative – substantially reducing CAMH restraint use. Four Deputations and Submissions to Senate Committees on:  Discrimination Advocacy […]

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Jeffrey James Inquest Verdict and Recommendations

The Empowerment Council participated in the inquest into the death of Jeffrey James. Jeffrey James aged 34 died at the Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, on July 13, 2005 at 1718 hours. This occurred following his transport from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) where he had collapsed after his release from […]