Mental Health Calls
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Mental health call prompts hold and secure at nearby Peterborough schoolAccording to officials at Kaawaate East City Public School around 3 p.m., the school was placed in a hold and secure as a result of a mental health call on nearby Hunter Street.HealthMar 5
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Penticton and Vernon policing changes ‘not a silver bullet’ but big improvementThis fall, that help should start to fall into place in both Vernon and Penticton, where newly funded mobile integrated crisis response teams are expected to start up.CrimeJul 19, 2023
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More mental health professionals teaming up with Sask. police for crisis managementPACT is aimed at changing the way mental health emergencies are handled. Mental health professionals are paired with officers to stabilize people experiencing a crisis.CanadaApr 21, 2023
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Early data released on Toronto pilot project with specialists responding to crisis callsThe city of Toronto says council has received an early data progress report on a pilot project that aimed at using specialists to respond to mental health crisis calls over police.HealthJul 22, 2022
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Regina police board meeting focuses on mental health calls, decriminalizing illicit drug possessionThe focus of a recent Regina Police Board of Commissioners meeting was on the number of mental health service calls they receive and decriminalizing simple drug possession.CanadaJun 29, 2022
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‘Time for change’: Toronto launching service to respond to mental health crisis callsThe mobile unit will meet with the individual in crisis and figure out what they need. Response teams will then check on the person within 2 days and help arrange further support.CanadaMar 24, 2022
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Crisis centre to assist Toronto police for some mental health calls in pilot projectThrough a pilot project, Toronto police is working with a crisis response centre to divert non-emergency mental health calls in an effort to better assist people in crisis.CanadaJun 25, 2021
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Improved mental health response software for police rolls out in GuelphGuelph police say they have received an updated version of HealthIM software that was first deployed in the city in January 2018.CanadaDec 18, 2020
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B.C. search and rescue crews continue to see a surge in callsB.C. search and rescue crews say they continue to see a surge in calls.Jul 17, 2020
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Family of Montreal man killed by police hope protests bring change to policingMontreal police say they respond to 33,000 mental health calls every year.CanadaJun 30, 2020
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