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It’s not a case of either involuntary treatment or resident-based care, but “both/and”. As someone who worked in mental health and addictions for nearly 30 years, I can say with some confidence that there are patients and always will be, that require involuntary care. I recall numerous times when patients were admitted “under certificate” as we used to say, and actively and physically fought admission. Many of these same patients later apologized for their behaviour, which they remembered despite their illness, and they thanked care workers for caring enough to restrain them and treat them. After that, they needed appropriate supportive care in the community which, true enough, was often inadequate or absent. But, imo, we need to approach the problem from various angles, including improving the legal system so it takes drug dealers off the street for a long time instead of making excuses for them.

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