Monthly Archives: October 2020

NARPA Webinar On Olmstead in the AGE of COVID is about COVID in psychiatric institutions and how the Law Can help Clients Inside

Watch the recording of the Webinar on NARPA’s YouTUBE Channel here I found this slide very helpful. If we could only approach this terrible situation this way

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Lawyers’ Daily Covers the SHORTT case out of the OCA October 27 2020

This article was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily (www.thelawyersdaily.ca), part of LexisNexis Canada Inc. https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/21845/ontario-appeal-court-decision-a-victory-for-not-criminally-responsible-accused-lawyers?category=news “Szigeti said that in decisions such as Shortt and Sim (Re) 2020 ONCA 563, the Court of Appeal is showing increasing frustration with the … Continue reading

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Proposed Class Action Law Suit Against Waypoint for Over-Use of Prolonged Locked Seclusion

Proposed class action against Waypoint for prolonged use of locked seclusion. This is a very important and pervasive issue. While we recognize the devastating effect of segregation in prisons and jails, we as a society have failed to examine the … Continue reading

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5 newly COVID 19 positive patients at CAMH – again – Oct 19 2020

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/10/19/covid-19-outbreak-at-camh-grows-with-5-patients-now-confirmed-positive.html https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/10226653-covid-19-outbreak-at-camh-grows-with-5-patients-now-confirmed-positive/ https://www.toronto.com/news-story/10226653-covid-19-outbreak-at-camh-grows-with-5-patients-now-confirmed-positive/ COVID-19 outbreak at CAMH grows with 5 patients now confirmed positive By Nadine YousifLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterMon., Oct. 19, 2020timer4 min. readupdateArticle was updated 11 mins ago The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has reported a … Continue reading

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