Specialized mental health crisis response services, provided by Interior Health and the RCMP, are being enhanced in Âé¶čAV and Kamloops.
It will put more nurses on the street with RCMP officers and will be available 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
Currently, each city has its own program; Police And Crisis Team (PACT) in Âé¶čAV and Car 40 in Kamloops. Theyâve been renamed Integrated Crisis Response Teams.
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âExpanding the successful Integrated Crisis Response Teams in Âé¶čAV and Kamloops will support more people in distress and connect them to help and healthcare,â said Sheila Malcolmson, minister of mental health and addictions.
Interior Health CEO Susan Brown said itâs the first step to enhance crisis response.
âWorking together, RCMP and Interior Health are committed to addressing the needs of vulnerable people in our region,â she said.
Âé¶čAV Mayor Tom Dyas said the announcement is good news and complements other work underway in the city.
âWe know that RCMP continues to face mounting mental health-related calls. Having professionals with the necessary training to deal with mental illness will help people in our community who are experiencing a mental health crisis.â
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