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'''Disability Alliance BC (formerly BC Coalition of People with Disabilities)''' | |||
{ | {{ResourcesLSLAP | ||
| | | resource_description = <br /> | ||
*A self-help umbrella group that raises public awareness of issues affecting people with disabilities. | *A self-help umbrella group that raises public awareness of issues affecting people with disabilities. | ||
*A great resource for people with any type of disability (mental or physical) that can provide help with a wide range of legal and non-legal issues. | *A great resource for people with any type of disability (mental or physical) that can provide help with a wide range of legal and non-legal issues. | ||
*Clients should contact the Advocacy Access number, below. | *Clients should contact the Advocacy Access number, below. | ||
|} | | address = | ||
| phone = (604) 875-0188 <br /> TTY: (604) 875-8835 <br /> Toll-free: 1-800-663-1278 | |||
| online = [http://www.bccpd.bc.ca Website] | |||
}} | |||
'''Disability Alliance BC Advocacy Access team''' | |||
{ | {{ResourcesLSLAP | ||
| | | resource_description = Informs people with disabilities of their legal and social rights, provides lawyer referrals in disputes and holds educational workshops. | ||
| | | address = | ||
| | | phone = (604) 872-1278 <br /> Toll-free: 1-800-663-1278 | ||
| online = | |||
}} | |||
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{| | '''B.C Human Rights Clinic''' | ||
| | |||
| | {{ResourcesLSLAP | ||
| resource_description = Provides informational services and an advocacy programme to protect human rights and prevent discrimination. | |||
| address = | |||
| phone = (604) 622-1100 <br /> Toll-free: 1-855-685-6222 <br /> Fax: (604) 685-7611 | |||
| online = [http://www.bchrcoalition.org Website] | |||
}} | |||
'''British Columbia Review Board''' | |||
| | {{ResourcesLSLAP | ||
| | | resource_description = Makes review dispositions where individuals charged with criminal offences have been given verdicts of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder or unfit to stand trial on account of mental disorder, by a court. | ||
| address = | |||
|} | | phone = (604) 660-8789 <br /> Toll-Free: 1-877-305-2277 <br /> Fax: (604) 660-8809 | ||
| online = [http://www.bcrb.bc.ca Website] | |||
}} | |||
'''Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division''' | |||
{{ResourcesLSLAP_phoneonline | |||
| phone = (604) 688-3234 <br /> Toll-free: 1-800-555-8222 <br /> Fax: (604) 688-3236 | |||
| online = [http://www.cmha.bc.ca/ Website] <br /> Email: info@cmha.bc.ca | |||
}} | |||
'''Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS)’s Mental Health Law Program''' | |||
{{ResourcesLSLAP | |||
| resource_description = <br /> | |||
*Provides information on civil commitment, procedure, the rights of mental patients and the MHA amendments. Other CLAS programs provide free legal services in specific areas such as tenants’ rights, E.I., W.BC and human rights. | |||
*Provides representatives at tribunal hearings under the MHA and under the ''Criminal Code'' mental disorder provisions. | |||
| address = | |||
| phone = (604) 685-3425 <br /> Fax: (604) 685-7611 | |||
| online = [http://www.clasbc.net/ Website] | |||
}} | |||
to be continued ... | to be continued ... | ||
