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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
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6 ODs daily. It’s actually a provincial emergency and needs to be treated and such.
Just do the Portugal model (this means kind of what afc said plus give law enforcement some power back). Just at least try it for a couple years and see what works. It is so frustrating that another place literally solved this problem and Canadians can’t get out of their own way yet 6 people die daily on the streets. Plus cops, apparently.
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Yep that needs to be a consideration for sure.
In additional to that I would like to see the following done:
1) Create a 'Psychiatric Urgent Care' facility. Much like a hospital in that it is open 24/7, staffed with professionals with a variety of skill sets, but completely different in its function and purpose. A Psychiatric Urgent Care facility is a completely separate building staffed with mental health professionals that have experiences in helping and treating those with addiction issues, domestic abuse victims, people suffering from ptsd, depression, mental disorders like schizophrenia, etc. While this of course would not get everyone off the street it would at the very least capture a segment of the population not getting the mental health supports they need and perhaps reduce the burden being placed on other streams of front line emergency response and hospitals where those who are trained in treating medical problems are being asked to treat patients with severe mental health issues.
2) Include counseling with registered clinical counsellor as part of our Canadian health care services.
3) Vastly reduce the amount of opioids being prescribed by health professionals for post op patients / patients experiencing some pain.