‘Don’t hit him’: Police alerted to Abdirahman Abdi’s mental illness during encounter
The Abdirahman Abdi inquest is being livestreamed during the day here.Several people warned Ottawa police that Abdirahman Abdi was mentally unstable on the day...
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P.E.I. police agencies want officers and mental health professionals responding to calls together
Police agencies in Prince Edward Island would like to see clinicians and officers respond to mental health-related calls together. Representatives from...
Police face long waits to hand off mental-health patients
Del Manak says the problem could be solved in part by provincial legislation to give security guards in hospitals special...
Man shot by Toronto police was in mental health crisis, family says
The mother of a man shot by police officers in Toronto last week says her son was suffering from a mental...
