Westshore RCMP among $3M program that partners cops with health-care providers
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the program’s aim is to connect people in crisis to the appropriate services in their community and take pressure off stretched police resources.
During a mental health call, clinicians can triage the individual experiencing a crisis and help police determine whether or not they need to be apprehended under the mental health act. “The need for this unit has certainly grown on the West Shore over the past five years as we’ve seen a 39% increase in calls related to mental health-related matters,” said Inspector Stephen Rose, West Shore RCMP
“Our hope is that this triage can happen in and at home with the information available made by the clinician to the police officer, to hopefully divert the need for that person to be apprehended.
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