Alexandra White

The nine-year-old applicant child, a Crown ward, applied to the Child and Family Services Review Board for release from a secure treatment program.

The child had been admitted on an emergency basis due to severe behavioural outbursts.

The Board found that the child did not have a mental disorder as defined by the Child and Family Services Act, and that his actions were not a result of a mental disorder.

The Board concluded that the criteria for emergency admission under subsection 124(2) of the Act were not met and ordered the child's release.

The applicant child applied to the Child and Family Services Review Board for release from a secure treatment program, arguing the criteria for emergency admission under the Child and Family Services Act were not met.

At the commencement of the hearing, the applicant withdrew the application.

The applicant explained that her mother, who had provided surety for her in a separate criminal matter, threatened to withdraw the surety if the applicant was released from the treatment centre, which would result in the applicant returning to custody.

The child applicant sought an order releasing her from a secure treatment program.

She had been admitted on an emergency basis following escalating parent-child conflict and aggressive behaviour.

The Board reviewed the admission summary and found that the child did not have a mental disorder as defined by the Child and Family Services Act, as her condition did not grossly impair her capacity to make reasoned judgments.

The application was granted and the child's release was ordered.