'A better way': This is what alternatives to defunded policing could look like

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'A better way': This is what alternatives to defunded policing could look like
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Advocates for defunding the police say changes will require a ‘paradigm shift’ in the way mental health calls are treated to a more ‘client-centred’ approach to the person’s well-being.

” service launched in Sweden in 2017, which receives more than 100 calls a month and sends two mental health nurses and a paramedic in response.

“You may have a social worker, or two social workers, or a social worker and a nurse, a social worker and an ambulance worker. There are different models right now that exist throughout North America,” he told CTV’s Your Morning on Wednesday. While some incidents with a mental health component may involve a weapon, it doesn’t mean that it should be met with a weaponized response. Nor does it mean that police will be excluded entirely, said Adamson.

“Giving the person in crisis your undivided attention, being non-judgmental, focusing on the person’s feelings, listening, allowing for silence, giving the individual in crisis space and time,” he said. “Crisis situations require that you develop rapport really quickly. Sometimes, ironically, that takes time and patience. And of course you should talk […] in a calm tone.

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