Mental Health and Addiction Minister Nicholas Milliken said $6.3 million of the funding, which will be provided over three years, will go towards the mental health and policing professionals at the downtown division.
We need to find a way to ensure that those individuals get the help that they need or want,” he said.
Another $3.5 million of the provincial funding will provide 12 new Human-centred Engagement and Liaison Partnership teams, bringing the total to 24.
Laforce said these programs lower the likelihood of officers interacting with individuals over the long term.
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