Doctor Kendell is typical of the BC Medical Community.

Kendell focusses on the symptoms but not the cause of the overdose epidemic and misunderstands the reason behind why so many people in BC have turned to drugs to deal with their UNTREATED mental health issues, like PTSD etc.

A new Ministry of Mental Health would be vastly better than the hodge podge of services that are spread out amongst various different providers without any integrated system, as is the case now.

This new Ministry should also lead to less duplication of the services for mental health clients that wastes our precious resources and tax dollars.
Dr. Kendell while well meaning misunderstands the big picture of the current crisis in BC mental health and addictions while advocating for sticking with a system that has not worked very well for clients and is wasteful.
It is time to embark on a more integrated and effective approach that a Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions would provide for BC.