Mr. Speaker, I have a return to written question asked by Mr. Alfred Moses on March 5, 2013, regarding Northwest Territories Mental Health Act treatment data.
At this time the Department of Health and Social Services can only provide information for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. Form collections from previous years would have to be extrapolated manually from all the health and social services authorities, which would take approximately six months to collect.
Data for voluntary patients that apply for hospital admittance in the Northwest Territories, in accordance with Section 6.(1) and (b) of the Mental Health Act, is not collected in the emergency departments. However, patients in need will not be denied admittance to a hospital due to lack of space.
In accordance with Section 8.(1) of the Mental Health Act, the number of cases in which a medical practitioner had to make an order for the detention of a patient for a psychiatric assessment is as follows:
• 2011-2012:
128
• 2012-2013:
188
In accordance with Section 8.(3) of the Mental Health Act, the number of reports received by the Minister’s mental health delegates and the department is as follows:
• 2011-2012:
128
• 2012-2013:
188
In accordance with Section 15.(1) of the Mental Health Act, the number of times a medical practitioner applied to admit an involuntary patient is as follows:
• 2011-2012:
87
• 2012-2013:
99
Under Section 16.(1) and (2) of the Mental Health Act, all applications examined by the mental health delegates were approved. The number of applications examined is as follows:
• 2011-2012:
87
• 2012-2013:
99