The fatal shooting of an Indigenous woman by an Edmundson police officer is raising questions about whether officers should be the ones performing wellness checks. Chantel Moore, 26, was shot dead by police in New Brunswick early Thursday morning during a 'wellness check' gone wrong. (Chantel Moore/Facebook)There is no standardized definition or wellness check process across the country, he said. He said generally if someone calls to ask for a wellness check, that's "triaged" by the dispatchers based on the call's credibility. "We know that we have wholly inadequate funding around mental health and addiction services, social services," he said.

Source: CBC News June 06, 2020 10:52 UTC