Visitors to Yonge-Dundas Square are pictured on Dec. 14, 2023.
Toronto is launching a community outreach and response program to support “vulnerable people” in the Yonge and Dundas area who need support around substance use, mental health issues and housing.Yonge-Dundas Square is pictured. A new pilot program launched by the city aims to support homeless people in the area around Yonge Street and Dundas Street W.
The program aims to help people access social supports and health services, along with responding to overdoses, the city states. It's led by public health nurses and will involve police to "ensure safety." "It's going to be a proactive team that goes to vulnerable people and tries to assist them with health and social services," she said. "It's filling a gap."That's why it's important a team with nurses is on the ground in the area helping individuals, she said.
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