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  • Extended leave means you may live outside of a hospital or facility but are still an involuntary patient and must meet certain conditions. These conditions can include living in a specific place, having a curfew, taking your medication in front of witnesses, or going to mandatory appointments.
  • A building or premises included in the official list of “designated facilities” under the Mental Health Act. It can be a hospital listed as a psychiatric unit or observation unit, or a building or premises listed as a Provincial mental health facility.
  • This is the form used to request a review panel hearing at the Mental Health Review Board. You can use this form to request a hearing if you are an involuntary patient and you do not agree that you should be an involuntary patient. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/forms/3507fil.pdf
  • This is the form used to request a second medical opinion. You can ask for a second medical opinion from a doctor who is not part of your treatment team if you disagree with your treatment. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/forms/3511fil.pdf
  • A patient who doesn’t have a choice about their psychiatric treatment or whether they can leave a hospital or facility. Patients living outside of a hospital or facility on extended leave are still considered involuntary patients. 
  • Refers to mental health treatment that is administered to a person without their consent. This is also known as involuntary psychiatric treatment. 
  • An opinion on your treatment from a doctor who is not part of your treatment team. They will assess you and decide whether they think your treatment is appropriate. A second medical opinion is requested using Form 11: Request for Second Medical Opinion.
  • Patients admitted to a hospital or facility after their parent/guardian requested it under section 20 of the Mental Health Act. 
  • Involuntary patients that meet all four criteria under section 22 of the Mental Health Act. 
  • Someone makes a decision (such as consent to treatment) for a person.
  • A support network can include friends, family members, chosen family, peer support staff, elders, and anyone else you turn to for emotional support and practical help.
  • Someone helps a person to participate in their own decision-making (such as consent to treatment).
  • The Independent Rights Advice Service. 
  • The team of healthcare providers responsible for deciding, administering, and supervising your psychiatric treatment in a facility or on extended leave. The treatment team can include your psychiatrist, nurse, case manager, and social worker. For extended leave, a treatment team is also called(...)