--- title: "mental health: British Columbia election reporting | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/tag/mental-health" last_updated: "2026-10-17T21:38:30.687Z" meta: description: "Read published reporting and guides about mental health on voche.me." "og:description": "Read published reporting and guides about mental health on voche.me." "og:title": "mental health: British Columbia election reporting" "twitter:description": "Read published reporting and guides about mental health on voche.me." "twitter:title": "mental health: British Columbia election reporting" --- ** NEWS TOPIC # mental health 3 stories, newest first. Times are Pacific. ## Saturday, October 17 Election newsReported ### [BC NDP pledges up to $90 million for involuntary care beds at Okanagan Correctional Centre](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-ndp-involuntary-care-okanagan-2026) The BC NDP says it will invest up to $90 million to create involuntary care beds at the Okanagan Correctional Centre in Oliver, adding to existing centres in Surrey and Maple Ridge. 2:13 pm PT3 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [BC Greens propose mental health as a fourth option in 911 calls](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-mental-health-reforms-october-2026) The BC Green Party published a mental health platform on 17 October 2026 that would add a mental health response option to 911, cover six annual visits to a psychologist under the provincial health plan, and update BC's Mental Health Act. 2:08 pm PT2 min read ## Wednesday, October 14 Election newsReported ### [Eby pledges perinatal mental health unit at B.C. Women's Hospital](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/david-eby-perinatal-mental-health-unit-bc-womens-hospital-2026) David Eby promised on October 14 to fund a unit at B.C. Women's Hospital where new parents in a mental health crisis could be treated alongside their babies. 2:10 pm PT3 min read ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.