Joint Police and Mental Health Team Response to Mental Health Calls: Unique Challenges, Successes, and Emerging Best Practices
Summary
Mental health crises are rising in Canada. In 2021, 26.1% of Canadians reported fair or poor mental health. Wellness checks involve police calls about a person's mental and physical health. Such checks during mental health crises have led to serious injuries and deaths of Canadians. Police and mental health teams work together to better assist people in mental health crisis.
This study will involve in-person interviews to better understand the experiences of different people regarding the co-responding police and mental health team model and explore factors that affect how well a co-responding team works.
This interview will take 60 minutes and it will be audio-recorded. Participants will be compensated for their time.
Eligibility
Eligible ages: 18 to 100
Accepts healthy participants: Yes
Inclusion criteria:
You are eligible to participate if you:
1. Are 18 years of age or older.
2. Are able to speak and understand English.
3. Agree to the interview being audio-recorded.
4. Belong to one of the following groups:
a) You received a Canadian police and mental health team response during a mental health crisis at least six months before their interview.
b) You are a family member or friend of someone who got help from a Canadian police and a mental health team at least six months before the interview. You were present during that intervention.
c) You are now, or were within the last five years, a member of the Calgary co-responding police and mental health team.
Exclusion criteria:
Participants cannot participate if they:
1. Are younger than 18 years old.
2. Do not speak or understand English.
3. Do not agree to the interview being audio-recorded.
4. Do not belong to one of the following groups:
a) You received a Canadian police and mental health team response during a mental health crisis at least six months before their interview.
b) You are a family member or friend of someone who got help from a Canadian police and a mental health team at least six months before the interview. You were present during that intervention.
c) You are now, or were within the last five years, a member of the Calgary co-responding police and mental health team.
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Contact information
Stephanie Laing
Principal investigator:
Angelique Jenney
Clinical trial:
No
REB-ID:
REB25-0919