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The mentally ill and human rights in Alberta: A study of the Alberta Sexual Sterilization Act. Edmonton: Faculty of Law, University of Alberta. Frost, E.M. (1942). Sterilization of Alberta: A summary of the cases presented to the Eugenics Board for the Province of Alberta from 1929 to 1941. Masters Thesis. Edmonton: University of Alberta.
The Sexual Sterilization Act was a law enacted in 1928 by the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.Supported by influential social groups, the Act was aimed to redress social problems by preventing the transmission of personality traits deemed undesirable to offspring and therefore allowed for sterilization of mentally disabled people.
The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom; The Mental Health (Detention) (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 47) The Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1994 (c. 6) The Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995 (c. 52) The Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 (asp 1) The Mental Health ...
Under the 1994 Regional Health Authorities Act, 17 regional health authorities were created, replacing hundreds of local hospital boards, long-term care and public health services. At the same time, Klein established provincial health authorities for cancer, mental health and addiction services.
Founded in Ontario, the ESC boasted a large number of physicians in its ranks, including Clarence Hincks, one of the most devoted proponents of the Alberta Sexual Sterilization Act. Other notable members included the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, H. A. Bruce , and eminent psychiatrist Clarence B. Farrar , who had been head of the Toronto ...
On April 1, 2009, the Health Governance Transition Amendment Act dissolved the Alberta Mental Health Board, the Alberta Cancer Board and the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, [9]: 12–3 [10]: 44–49 and completed the transition to Alberta Health Services (AHS). [11]
Dan Williams ECA MLA is a Canadian politician who has been the Alberta Minister of Mental Health and Addiction since 2023. He was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Peace River in the 30th Alberta Legislature. [2] [3] He was re-elected in the 2023 Alberta general election. [4]
The Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Milliken, and the Government of Alberta have pledged $1.8 million towards pre-treatment programs aimed at providing addiction support in Calgary. The funding will go towards a pre-treatment program designed to bridge the gap between detox and treatment and will assist up to 240 Albertans every year ...