Statement

An ABC Majority will work with the Province and the Canadian Mental Health Association to establish peer-assisted care teams

Overview

Rather than establishing civilian-led Peer-Assisted Care Teams in Vancouver, City Council focused funding on VPD Car 87 police-nurse teams, while PACT was rolled out elsewhere in BC.

Sources

Timeline

  1. Source

    ABC Vancouver 2022 Election Platform (Archived)

    Oct 15, 2022

    An ABC Majority will work with the Province and the Canadian Mental Health Association to establish peer-assisted care teams

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  2. Update

    CBC News

    Oct 15, 2022

    City of Vancouver relies on police-led mental health units as civilian-led peer teams expand in neighboring Metro Vancouver municipalities.

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