Great news for people with mental health issues and their families! The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP)is adopting a new guideline which will protect the privacy of people with mental health issues when conducting a routine background check. This guideline will prevent police from releasing non-criminal mental health information.
Check out the media release provided by the Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office in the following link, http://www.sse.gov.on.ca/mohltc/ppao/en/default.aspx.
This demonstrates that with determination, persistence and colloboration, advocacy can lead to change which protects peoples' rights.
Mary
Showing posts with label Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office. Show all posts
Thursday, August 4, 2011
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