MSTH Connects: Involuntary Treatment: What are we Really Being Asked To Accept?

Across Canada, calls for involuntary treatment are gaining political and media traction – often framed as compassionate responses to the overdose crisis

This MSTH connects webinar explored the evidence, ethics, and real-world impacts of coercive drug policy, including human rights considerations and evidence-based alternative that save lives.

Based in unceded Quw’utsun Territory, Corey Ranger (he/him) is an uninvited settler on these lands. Corey is a registered nurse with extensive experience in street outreach, community, and public health nursing with additional training in project management and quality improvement. Corey has focused primarily on harm reduction since 2013 beginning in Alberta and now in British Columbia. At present, Corey is the Clinical Director at AVI Health & Community Services, a board of director at Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC), and a research and communications intern with the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC).