B.C.’s first involuntary treatment centre opens at Surrey correctional facility

New involuntary care beds open at Surrey detention centre

The B.C. government has opened 10 new involuntary care beds at the Surrey Pretrial Services Centre for people with severe mental health and drug addictions, an initiative Premier David Eby promised last year following a spate of violent stranger attacks in Metro Vancouver.

B.C.’s first involuntary treatment centre opens at Surrey correctional facility

The 10 beds, located at the South Fraser Pretrial Centre, will focus solely on patients who have come in contact with the justice system.

New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions

SURREY — British Columbia has opened the first of the government's promised secure units to provide involuntary treatment for people with brain injuries and overlapping mental-health and addiction concerns.