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Local Hospital Partners, O.P.P., and Police Services Launch New Grey Bruce
It is the product of a collaborative effort by Grey Bruce Police/Hospital/Stakeholder Partnership Committee. Their goal has been to develop a system of protocols tailored to the organizational resources and needs of their community members, ensuring the safety and care for all individuals involved. A list of the community partners include:
Bruce County Paramedic Services
Grey Bruce Canadian Mental Health Association
Grey Bruce Health Services
Grey County Paramedic Services
Grey Bruce OPP
Hanover and District Hospital
Hanover Police Services
Owen Sound Police Services Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation Police Saugeen Shores Police
South Bruce Grey Health Centre
South Bruce OPP
West Grey Police Services
The education for the application of these new protocols is currently being conducted virtually for police and health care professionals. “I am confident that this consistent, cohesive approach to forging a multifaceted partnership will result in improved communication, health and safety for members of our local community,” Krista Miller, Inspector at the South Bruce OPP and Co-Chair of Grey Bruce Police/Hospital/Stakeholder Partnership Committee.
There have been very positive reactions and hope for the success of this new partnership, and its ability to help some of the most vulnerable members of the community. Dana Howes, President and CEO of HDH and Co-Chair of Grey Bruce Police/Hospital/Stakeholder Partnership Committee, describes the partnership as a, “phenomenal collaborative leadership effort to develop this regional approach to establishing a comprehensive protocol between police forces and hospitals in the care of patients that have been apprehended under the Mental Health Act.”