PCHS has a partnership with Canadian Mental Health Association, Peel Dufferin
(CMHA PD), Peel Regional Police & ROOTS Community Services. There are four
Crisis Support workers to provide mental health response to mental health
calls.
They provide crisis intervention as an immediate and short-term emergency
response to mental, emotional, physical, and behavioral distress. Crisis
interventions through a crisis support line and community dispatch teams
help to
restore an individual’s equilibrium to their biopsychosocial functioning and
minimize the potential for long-term trauma or distress. PCHS provides
culturally sensitive crisis intervention with an understanding of the unique
needs of South Asian community.
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To reduce the number of individuals involved with the
criminal
justice system
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To provide an appropriate health response, that is
culturally
competent, in responding to a mental health crisis
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To free up uniformed officers and allow them to attend
calls
where they are most needed
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To build trust in racialized and marginalized
communities to
emergency responses