Law360 Canada ( April 1, 2021, 9:39 AM EDT) -- Appeal by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) from an order requiring it to fund family visits for the respondent, a person subject to long-term detention under the Mental Health Services Act. The respondent suffered from long-term schizo-affective disorder and substance and gambling addictions. After other treatment options failed, the appellant sought a detention order. At the hearing, the respondent’s counsel acknowledged that the detention criteria were met. The respondent’s family sought placement in a mental health unit of an acute care hospital nearby. The appellant sought an order placing the respondent in a residential mental health centre located in a different area of the province on the basis it was best placed to meet the respondent’s treatment needs. The judge accepted the appellant’s position regarding the facility. However, the judge ordered the appellant to work with the respondent’s family to arrange funding for family visits. The SHA appealed....