Inadequate data-collection and research capacity on which to build good decisions. Waiting lists for counselling and treatment. The foundation's report on addiction was damning in its assessment. This points to the risk that as the city's four-pillars approach circulates, it will be treated like a smorgasbord, with only the most immediately palatable options swallowed politically. Indeed, beyond the four pillars lie other essential architectural elements, housing, jobs, mental health care and other keys to offering a way out of addiction.
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But none of the other health boards in B.C. have followed suit, and so there the responsibility remains with the ministry of children and families. Vancouver funds the police, but a police board dominated by provincial representatives dictates their actions. St. Paul's Hospital might like to start a heroin-maintenance experiment and share the findings with the rest of Canada, but Ottawa would have to pass a law first. You get the convoluted picture. It's why Frankfurt put in place the weekly Monday Morning Meeting, where top officials from health, housing, policing, etc. would compare notes and plan action together.