30 seconds. One clear response. Our guy and future Mayor @ptfry.bsky.social explains why he opposes Sim’s proposed non-binding plebiscite and leads the walk out of today’s special council meeting. Want to support Pete for Mayor on October? www.vangreens.ca/pete_fry_for...

Asking provincial gov to require: Screening all people with SUD and all rehab patients for ADHD. Screening all people in homeless shelters for ADHD. Require all police forces to screen people arrested for ADHD, and all jails and prisons to screen inmates for ADHD. / 5 #vanpoli #bcpoli

COV First Pillar is Prevention COV Ask bcndp to require ALL doctors to have #MandatoryCMECoursesOnADHD so we don’t go undiagnosed, misdiagnosed & the smallest problem overdiagnosed 28% Of Referrals To A Mood Disorders Clinic Had Undetected ADHD. /4 adultaddstrengths.com/2016/04/30/2... #vanpoli

Screening all people arrested by VPD for ADHD 21- 45% of prisoners have ADHD, 15 studies show City of London, UK, police screens people arrested for ADHD. Cumbria UK police does the same Half of people arrested in London may have undiagnosed ADHD, study finds /3 www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

2. Screen all homeless people in city homeless shelters for ADHD 27% of homeless people have ADHD vs 5% of adults Even higher rate of youth homelessness w/ ADHD Far longer continuous period of homelessness vs non ADHD 17.8 months vs 1.3 months. /2 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #Vanpoli

Want to reduce SUD, homelessness, and crime with science based evidence vs ABC #FearPorn? #VanGreens and ALL #vanpoli parties should do this: 1. Screen all people with substance use disorder for ADHD, including requiring rehabs to screen for ADHD, given 20-40%+ people with SUD have ADHD. /1