Wellness Checks

• Heat wave: 13 calls for wellness checks but no deaths in past 48 hours, say Kelowna RCMP

  Despite the good news out of Kelowna amid the heat wave, Kamloops RCMP said there have been six sudden deaths since last Friday.

  Canada

  Jun 30
• Vernon’s top cop hoping for improvement to mental health call responses

  The Vernon/North Okanagan detachment says its members were involved in at least 287 mental health responses in the first four months of the year.

  News

  Jun 10
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• Quebec’s policing model has failed to adapt, needs overhaul: report

  The committee found that Quebec police forces are poorly adapted to handle cases involving mental illness, domestic violence or cybercrime.

  Canada

  May 25
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• ‘We’re not mental health professionals’: Even police call for change in handling wellness checks

  Tens of thousands of wellness checks are done by police every year in Canada. High-profile cases of those needing help ending up dead have renewed calls for new ways to respond.

  Health

  Nov 28, 2020
• Trio of Canadian politicians call for parliament to examine wellness checks

  On Wednesday, Sen. Kim Pate joined Green Party parliamentary leader Elizabeth May and Fredericton Green MP Jenica Atwin at a news conference on Parliament Hill.

  Crime

  Jul 8, 2020
• B.C. RCMP to add mental-health teams in wake of disturbing video of wellness check

  Between 2016 and 2019, detachments in the Southeast District experienced a 21 per-cent increase for mental-health related calls

  Crime

  Jul 2, 2020
• Family of Montreal man killed by police hope protests bring change to policing

  Montreal police say they respond to 33,000 mental health calls every year.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2020
• More than defunding police needed to fix ‘broken’ mental health system: experts

  Black mental health experts say far more needs to be done to bridge gaps in mental health and addiction funding for racialized communities in Canada.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2020
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• Police wellness checks: Why they’re ending violently and what experts say needs to change

  Questions are mounting about police officers' roles in responding to mental health calls following the recent deaths of distressed people whose families sought help.

  Health

  Jun 24, 2020