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Vancouver mental health crisis demands resources, Robertson says

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The emergency room at St. Paul's Hospital has seen a 43-per-cent increase in individuals with severe mental illness and/or addiction within the past three years, according to a new report by Vancouver police. Similarly, apprehensions by police under …
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Too few foster homes for children in need

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… things worse because there's no where to put them in a county that has run out of beds in foster homes. The shortage has been a perennial problem, but it reached crisis level this summer because of an uptick in child abuse reports after the death …
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