"Toronto police say they are reviewing their mobile crisis intervention teams that respond to calls for people in crisis to "reduce our reliance" on the program. In an email on Friday, the Toronto Police Service (TPS) said there is no timeline for the review of the mobile crisis intervention teams or MCITs, but that the review is part of a broader strategy to "refocus officers on core policing duties and explore alternative mental health response models.""
"Nadine Ramadan, spokesperson for the police, said in the email the aim is to "make room for alternative non-police response teams where police respond to violent and high-risk calls, while non-violent mental health calls are triaged to the Toronto Community Crisis Service." On its website, TPS says the MCIT program operates in 16 police divisions in the city and consists of 25 police officers and 35 full-time, part-time and casual mental health nurses."
Toronto Police are conducting a review of mobile crisis intervention teams with no set timeline, aiming to reduce reliance on the program and refocus officers on core policing duties. The review seeks to explore alternative mental health response models and make room for non-police response teams for non-violent mental health calls while reserving police for violent and high-risk incidents. MCITs operate in 16 divisions and pair 25 police officers with 35 mental health nurses to respond to 911 and dispatch calls involving mental health crises. Teams assess risk, connect people to follow-up services or apprehend them under the Mental Health Act. The program partners with multiple local hospitals and health networks.
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