Just a few months ago, Royce was in hospital receiving treatment for his mental health. He expected to be released within days, but his stay stretched into a full month.
While the time in hospital was difficult, what was even tougher to navigate was finding out upon being released that he no longer had a home.
Royce, who asked that his full name not be used, learned he’d been evicted from his home in White Rock because he had not been able to pay his rent during his stay at Surrey Memorial Hospital’s psychiatric unit.