BC Liberals
Remove restrictions on government funding for abstinence-based treatment.
This is a page from the 2020 British Columbia general election.
Mental Health, Drugs, & Addiction platforms
Here's what the candidates in New Westminster, and their parties, are promising.Abstinence-based treatment
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Abstinence-based treatment.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Abstinence-based treatment.
Decriminalization
We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Decriminalization.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Decriminalization.
BC NDP
Work with police chiefs to push federal government to decriminalize simple possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use.
Mental health support
BC Liberals
Expand Foundry Centres and Integrated Mobile Crisis Response Teams to respond to mental health-related emergency calls.
BC Greens
- Invest in an affordable and accessible mental healthcare system.
- Allocate $1B over a 4-year cycle to address mental health care within MSP.
- Allocate $200M/year in facilities to provide mental healthcare services and rehabilitation.
- Develop and implement a Loneliness Strategy.
Invest to build an affordable and accessible mental healthcare system where cost is not a barrier to seeking help.
Allocate $1.0 billion over a four-year cycle to address mental health care within the medical services plan. Funding should be provided for a comprehensive suite of initiatives including:
- Establishing accessible mental health treatment options for all those struggling with anxiety or depression.
- Early intervention, youth mental health initiatives, integrated primary care specific to youth and mental health enabling families to easily navigate resources in a supportive environment.
- Community based options for responding to those who need mental healthcare and their families such as Clubhouse International.
- Enhanced counselling outreach services to work with the homeless community.
Allocate $200 million per year to invest in facilities to provide mental healthcare services and community-based centres for mental health and rehabilitation; and, accelerate capital plans for construction of tertiary care facilities and detoxification beds. Protect operating funding for facilities.
Develop and implement a Loneliness Strategy.
Conduct a public information campaign to increase awareness and provide information on where to get help.
— From The BC Greens' Plan for a More Equitable and Sustainable BC.
BC NDP
- Focus new mental health initiatives on kids and young adults.
- Develop Complex Care housing.
- Expand access to counselling.
Focus new mental health initiatives on kids and young adults: We've developed an initial mental health approach that focuses on addressing problems early, before they become too big. Moving forward, we'll establish successful Foundry youth centres in more communities and dedicated mental health teams in school districts.
Develop Complex Care housing: We'll provide an increased level of support - including more access to nurses and psychiatrists - for BC's most vulnerable who need more intensive care than supportive housing provides, including in places like the Riverview lands in Coquitlam.
Expand access to counselling: By investing in new e-health and other technologies, we can bring mental health care to more people in all regions of BC - reducing counselling costs for people in rural and remote communities, in particular [...]
— From Working for You.
Overdoses
We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Overdoses.
BC Greens
Enhance funding for harm reduction services and create COVID-friendly plans to ensure people have access and don't use alone.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Overdoses.
Policing of drugs
We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Policing of drugs.
BC Greens
- Decriminalize simple possession of drugs, through implementing Dr. Bonnie Henry's recommended amendments to the Police Act.
- Strongly pursue decriminalization with the Federal government.
BC NDP
Redirect police to focus on serious crime and crack down on distribution of toxic drugs.
Safe supply
We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Safe supply.
BC Greens
- Scale up safe supply.
- Work with the colleges of physicians and pharmacists to encourage their members to participate in existing programmes.
- Fund a wider range of safe supply resources, including low-barrier ways of dispensing.
- Ongoing consultation with people who use drugs.
BC NDP
Explore new ways to help prescribers separate more people from the toxic drug supply through safe prescription alternatives.
Treatment
BC Liberals
- Increase addiction-treatment and recovery programmes.
- Clearly recognise that addiction is a medical disorder, and ensure a focus on public health and safety in the treatment of people suffering form addictions.
- Introduce a Safe Care Act to safely help young people into treatment.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Treatment.
BC NDP
- Build new treatment, recovery, detox and after-care facilities, including in Maple Ridge, with some beds specifically for British Columbians under age 24.
- Step up oversight of recovery homes and private treatment providers.
We will build new treatment, recovery, detox and after-care facilities across the province, including in communities with an expressed need such as Maple Ridge, with some beds specifically for British Columbians under age 24. We will also step up oversight of recovery homes and other private treatment providers to ensure quality care, accountability, and value for money.
— From Working for You.
Work-related chronic pain
We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Work-related chronic pain.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Work-related chronic pain.
BC NDP
Work with WorkSafeBC to identify new ways of improving pain management practices for injured workers, and mandate WorkSafeBC to to provide treatment on demand to those with chronic pain as a result of workplace injuries.