How police interact with people during wellness checks or on mental health related calls has become a particularly contentious issue. What we need is an emergency response service that is going to provide the mental health support that the people really need and that is not going to show up to kill people," she said. Sandy Hudson says there are already examples of services created specifically to respond to mental health emergencies — and that they are showing success. A spokesperson for the SPS declined CBC's request for an interview with Panamaroff about use of force and de-escalation in Saskatoon. "More scenario based training and more verbal de-escalation training.

Source: CBC News June 25, 2020 10:52 UTC