Quinte West OPP has received $120,000 from the provincial government to support people experiencing a mental health crisis.
The funding, being delivered through the Mobile Crisis Response Team Enhancement Grant program, will enable police to continue to use trained crisis workers when responding to those in need.
In Tuesday’s announcement, Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith said that adding crisis workers from the Canadian Mental Health Association Hastings Prince Edward Addiction and Mental Health Services’ IMPACT program has led to fewer repeat interactions with law enforcement and better connections to wraparound supports.
Hastings, Lennox and Addington MPP Ric Bresee announced more than $110,000 for the Lennox and Addington OPP Mobile Crisis Response Teams.
In 2023-2024, the Ontario government is allocating more than $4.5 million to 39 municipal and First Nations police services, as well as the OPP, to help strengthen Mobile Crisis Response Teams across the province.
