Windsor Law Professor and Externship Director Tess Sheldon co-authored an opinion piece about psychiatric detention and the need for preventative institutionalization amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
The authors argue that moving people into the community will protect their health, free up valuable resources, and reduce overcrowding for those who remain inside institutions—all part of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Professor Sheldon's co-authors include Karen Spector, barrister and solicitor in Toronto, and Sheila Wildeman, associate professor in the Dalhousie Schulich School of Law and MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance.