An application to extend a youth's committal to a secure treatment program at Syl Apps Youth Centre for an additional three months was dismissed.
The applicant sought to extend the committal based on five statutory criteria under the Child and Family Services Act.
While the youth conceded that he had a mental disorder and was receiving appropriate treatment, the court found that the applicant failed to establish that it was likely the youth would cause or attempt to cause serious bodily harm to himself or others.
The court distinguished between minor assaults and the serious bodily harm required to justify continued detention under the extraordinary measures provision of the Act.
