Wellness Strategies Across Canadian Police Services

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Location: 258B

Submitter(s)

FM

Frank Miscione

Hamilton Police Service

Submitter and Speaker(s)

Jennifer Crosby

Inspector
Windsor Police Service
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
SG

Stephanie Gagnon, Ph.D.

Full Professor
ENAP
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Mike Lockington

Staff Sergeant
Peel Regional Police Service
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Speaker(s)

JD

Jodi Dawson

Inspector
Peel Regional Police Service
Jonathan Foster

Vice President Emergency and Mental Health
Windsor Regional Hospital
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
David McKenzie

Staff Sergeant
Hamilton Police Service
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
KR

Kassandra Roul

RIST Co-Ordinator
Hamilton Police Service
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In 2021, Ontario’s provincial government mandated local police services to create Community Safety and Wellbeing Plans focusing on social development, prevention, risk intervention, and incident response. The Peel Regional Police Service developed a Mental Health and Addiction Strategy with trauma-informed policing to support both the community and frontline officers. The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal’s ECCR unit engaged citizens and partners to address urban safety and social issues, particularly homelessness, through intersectoral collaboration. Hamilton Police Service’s Rapid Intervention and Support Team (RIST) was formed with social service partners to assist individuals facing homelessness, addiction, and mental health challenges. Lastly, Windsor Police Service partnered with Windsor Regional Hospital to reduce crisis care transfer times, leading to the creation of the Nurse Police Team for holistic care of individuals struggling with substance use.