The province announced Thursday it is funding community action teams in 18 cities. The program is part of its new Overdose Emergency Response Centre, unveiled in December. "The role of the community action teams is to intervene early to provide support to people at risk of overdose before it's too late," said Mental Health and Addictions Minister Judy Darcy. 'Boots on the ground'"Each community action team will play a crucial role in targeting resources where they're needed most," said Darcy, describing it as a "boots on the ground" effort. The program will include representation from municipal governments, first responders, front-line community agencies local health authorities and Indigenous groups.

Source: CBC News February 01, 2018 23:29 UTC