Content Note and Policies

Content Note

Health Justice’s work engages with many topics that can be difficult to read or hear about, including mental health distress, mental health treatment, detention, seclusion, restraints, violence, policing, and discrimination. These may bring up past negative experiences or memories with the healthcare system, police, or experiences of oppression.

We encourage you to take care of yourself and your needs as you read our content. If you require any support, below are some of the available resources.

  • BC Crisis Centre: phone 1-800-784-2433 or online chat: https://www.crisislines.bc.ca

  • MindMap BC, which compiles mental health services in Greater Vancouver: https://www.mindmapbc.ca/

  • Indian Residential School Survivor Society (27/7 crisis line): 1-800-721-0066. For more information: https://www.irsss.ca/

  • KUU-US Crisis line, available 24/7 toll-free at 1-800-588-8717 to provide support to Indigenous people in B.C. For more information, visit: https://www.kuu-uscrisisline.com/

  • Battered Women’s Support Services Crisis line (24/7 support for violence in intimate relationships, childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual assault): 1-855-687-1868

  • Métis Crisis Line, available 24 hours a day toll-free at 1-833-MétisBC (1-833-638-4722)

  • Hope for Wellness Helpline – On-Line Chat Counselling Service (for Indigenous people): https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/

  • Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre (24/7 crisis support for women, trans, nonbinary, Two-Spirit, gender diverse, and sex working people who have experiences sexual violence): 1-877-392-7583

  • Non-crisis supports and resources for LGBTQ2SAI+ people: https://qmunity.ca/

  • Non-crisis supports and services for trans and gender diverse people: https://cwhwc.com/

Please note that Health Justice does not help design or deliver any of these supports. They are provided by separate organizations. Please visit their websites or contact them directly to get their most up-to-date information on their supports and approaches.

Policies

Privacy Policy

Health Justice is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of people who engage with our work.

When you visit our website, Health Justice automatically collects some basic information in aggregate form that is not personally identifying, such as browser type, referring site, and date and time of visits. We also collect information that may be personally identifying in some situations, like IP addresses. This information enables us to assess the security and functionality of our website and to ensure our digtal content meets the needs of website users.

The Health Justice website may also use “cookies” (small pieces of information) to support your return visits to the site. You can control your acceptance of cookies in your own browser settings.

When you sign up for our email list or use another online form on our website, Health Justice will keep a record of the information you provide in order to respond to you and/or to carry out the purposes for which you filled out the form.

Health Justice does not collect any phone numbers through our website contact form or email-sign up form. Phone numbers that we do collect are only through project-specific sign-up forms when available (example: focus group sign-ups posted on our website when available or sent to our email list), and requires opt-in consent for Health Justice to contact you via phone, or are collected through direct communication (example: by email requesting we call you or someone directly calling us). Any mobile information, including phone numbers, collected are not shared with or sold to third parties and are not used for marketing/promotional purposes.

Health Justice also uses third party websites and applications like social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.). We are not able to control the way those third parties collect, use, or disclose any information you provide on those platforms. If you want to learn more about how your information might be impacted, please see the third party’s own policies.

Health Justice has a privacy policy and a digital anti-spam policy to fulfill relevant privacy laws and make sure that we take all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy, confidentiality, and security of personal information. To see these policies, or for any questions or concerns about privacy and personal information, please contact us and note in your message that it is for the Privacy Officer.

Social Media Policy

Health Justice uses social media to support and promote the rights of people who experience coercive care. People with mental health and substance use-related health issues, Indigenous people, racialized people, people with other kinds of disabilities, trans and non-binary people, and people living in poverty are more likely to experience coercive health care. These individuals are more likely to experience discrimination, stigma, harassment, and other forms of marginalization. While Health Justice welcomes critique, we will not tolerate discriminatory, stigmatizing, or harassing language against individuals and communities experiencing coercive care and other forms of marginalization. Health Justice is a non-partisan organization that does not endorse any particular political party or politician.

Your comment may be deleted if it:

  • is misleading by providing false information;

  • harasses other users;

  • contains hateful or stigmatizing messaging;

  • contains spam or advertising; or

  • campaigns for political parties or candidates.

In moderating our social media, we may hide or delete comments and block individuals or accounts that meet the above criteria. If you have questions, comments, or concerns about our social media community practices, please contact info@healthjustice.ca.