Should police be on mental health calls?
CBC News | Posted: June 24, 2020 9:11 AM | Last Updated: June 24, 2020
Ejaz Choudry. D'Andre Campbell. Rodney Levi. In the last few weeks, several Canadians who struggled with their mental health have been shot and killed by police after authorities were called. Today on Front Burner, Jennifer Lavoie, a criminology professor who helps train police how to handle mental health calls, talks to Josh Bloch about why this issue persists, and how it can be stopped.