For the next year, people in crisis in downtown Toronto who call 911 for help will be better connected with the appropriate mental health supports they need.
Earlier this week, Toronto Police Service (TPS) and Gerstein Crisis Centre (GCC) launched a one-year 9-1-1 Call Diversion Pilot Project.
This new service, which comes in response to calls from the mental health community to reform policing response in this city, will now see crisis workers respond to non-emergency mental health-related calls, instead of police officers… READ MORE
