Alta OKs Program to Help People with Mental Illness Stay out of.... .
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Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 26Health. Publisher: Canadian Press, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Alberta | Alternatives to imprisonment | Criminal justice -- Administration of -- Canada | Mental illness -- Treatment | Offenders with mental disabilities | Psychiatric referralDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Mentally ill Albertans who get into trouble with the law will receive treatment instead of jail time under a new program approved by the province." (CANADIAN PRESS) This article discusses the Police and Crisis Team which "help people who commit crimes because of a mental illness stay on their medication or receive counselling instead of getting caught up in the criminal justice system."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Alta OKs Program to Help People with Mental Illness Stay out of..., April 8, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Mentally ill Albertans who get into trouble with the law will receive treatment instead of jail time under a new program approved by the province." (CANADIAN PRESS) This article discusses the Police and Crisis Team which "help people who commit crimes because of a mental illness stay on their medication or receive counselling instead of getting caught up in the criminal justice system."
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