Affiliation:
1. Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
2. Ontario Tech University
Abstract
Police services have frequent contact with people living with mental disorders, substance misuse, or homelessness. This paper describes a specialized service within a police service in Ontario, Canada, aimed to support the needs of these vulnerable individuals. Implications for police services considering implementing a similar program are discussed.
Publisher
Canadian Periodical for Community Studies
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health