Photo Credit: Ontario Provincial Police
Some extra grant funding has allowed a police mental health program to operate more often in Brighton.
The M-HEART program, or Mental Health Engagement and Response Team, combines supports within the justice and health care systems to collaboratively assist individuals with mental illness and/or addictions.
An M-HEART Registered Nurse will have an additional 20 hours a week for service thanks to a Community Safety and Policing Grant Application put forth by the Brighton Police Service Board in partnership with the Northumberland OPP and Northumberland Hills Hospital.
OPP Mental Health Liaison Officers currently are accompanied by a nurse to respond to mental health and/or addiction issues in Northumberland OPP’s detachment areas.
