What if a response to a mental health crisis, or a person sleeping in a parkade, was a couple of people in plain clothes asking, "How can we support you?" Mental health ambulanceThe Psychiatric Acute Mobility team operate this mental health ambulance in Stockholm, Sweden. (Annika Bremer/PAM)Meanwhile, in Stockholm, a mental health ambulance has been lauded by advocates and patients for elevating the status of mental health care. He told CBC News the police receive mental health training and use tools to assess people's history with police to learn how to approach a particular situation. If you're experiencing suicidal thoughts or having a mental health crisis, there is help out there.
Source: CBC News June 14, 2020 10:52 UTC