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Family seeks answers as man in mental health crisis presumed dead after interaction with RCMP (bc.ctvnews.ca)

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"He would light up any room that he entered into,” said Nicky McIntosh, one of his two daughters. “He just had that kind of personality that was infectious."

According to RCMP, officers went to an address on 0 Avenue in Langley on Friday afternoon to do a wellness check after someone reported an individual was distraught and made concerning comments.

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[–] MotoAsh 8 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Police should never be the main responder to a mental health chrisis.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Unfortunately many people in the healthcare field similarly don't want to be involved with these situations without police etc present as the possibility for violence is high.

The cases of assault/injury among healthcare professionals is pretty high, especially those that dream more with mental-health issues.

It would be good to have somebody trained in mental health to assist with crisis cases, but that's not going to exclude police presence (and there aren't nearly enough mental health professionals).

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