Published on Sunday July 29, 2012
RICK EGLINTON/TORONTO STAR
Since the shooting of Michael Eligon by police in February, residents of East York have been asking for a mobile crisis intervention team to help de-escalate confrontations with mentally ill patients.
Ontario has declared mental health a priority, shielding it from the cutbacks other public services are facing.
But to residents of East York, that commitment rings hollow. Desperate for help after the shooting of a psychiatric patient by police and a series of other “code yellow” incidents (unauthorized departures from their local hospital), 60 of them signed a petition last week pleading for a mobile crisis intervention team.
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