We've received complaints from over 200 user committees in as many health care facilities in Quebec. We're standing up for 300 individual members.
The places that house people with mental health issues are telling us about the significant amount of isolation and the many restrictions. If the premises were better adapted to the needs of these people, they could wander around despite their mental health issues. We're told that these people are victims of the lockdown.
It's sad, because many places, such as the Albert-Prévost mental health hospital and the Louis-H. Lafontaine hospital, are run-down. Imagine that, because of COVID-19, people with mental health issues need to be locked up even more than usual. This has led to a great deal of turmoil, safety issues and physical violence, because a number of people with mental health issues don't understand what's happening.
Mainly, the premises are run-down and they can't accommodate people with serious mental health issues, especially during the current crisis. This has been a major challenge.