Last week, we shared our letter to BC's Minister of Education asking if he'd stand up for LGBTQ rights in BC schools.
On Thursday we got our answer: All public and independent schools will be required to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity in their anti-bullying policies.
This is a good first sign but we'll have to see the details to know whether the rights of LGBTQ students will be upheld.
CBC finds majority of rehab centres use 12-step model
A new CBC investigation has found that a majority of rehabilitation facilities across BC use the faith-based 12-step model and many are openly hostile to evidence-based harm reduction models.
This report echoes concerns we raised at the BC Legislature's health committee hearings in June.
Let's hope this is the start of a trend toward ensuring secular and evidence-based treatments are the first option for people with substance use issues.
Read the full details.
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