Mentally ill adults need more services in and out of hospital: B.C. audit
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s auditor general says mentally ill adults with a long history of hospitalization and substance abuse issues need more access to services.
Carol Bellringer said there’s a lack of information about wait lists and whether programs meet the needs of the most vulnerable patients.
Mental health and substance abuse services that were once available at Riverview Hospital have been transferred to health authorities but there are gaps in programs, she said in a report released Tuesday.
Bellringer said some people who suffer from serious mental health and substance abuse issues plus brain injury, developmental disabilities and extreme violence may not be well served.