Nurses triaged hundreds of calls from Vancouver police in 2023, council hears – BC

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Mental health nurses embedded at the Vancouver Police Department’s operational command centre have triaged hundreds of mental health crisis calls away from police since the summer of 2023, city council heard Tuesday. That detail emerged as council heard an update on its collaboration with Vancouver Coastal Health on mental health and addiction issues — and … Read more