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Meaningful Engagement Leadership Resources

Meaningful Engagement to Save Lives

In December 2020, the Empowerment Council Executive Director published an article on the working relationship of a service user organisation with police and mental health services. A digital version of this article originally published in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing can be accessed from the  Wiley Online Library. The Library provides online access for […]

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The Power of the Councils – Selected Highlights

The Empowerment Council’s voice has changed the creation of the law by presenting to federal legislative committees. The EC has influenced the interpretation of the law by intervening in cases before the Supreme Court of Canada and explaining the broader impact of the law beyond the particular case. And the EC has written recommendations to […]

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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 […]