Sarnia计划从警察资金中转拨1 000万美元,以扩大由护理人员领导的心理健康危机应对工作。 Sarnia plans to redirect $10M from police funds to expand paramedic-led mental health crisis response.

前萨尔尼亚议员内森·科尔库洪(Nathan Colquhoun)提议在五年内从该市的警察预算中调拨1 000万美元, 用于扩大医护人员领导的危机应对工作, Former Sarnia councillor Nathan Colquhoun proposes redirecting $10 million over five years from the city’s police budget to expand paramedic-led crisis response for non-violent 911 calls involving mental health, addiction, or social needs. 该计划旨在减少警察工作量,与各省的建议保持一致,并将MHEART和CHIC等现有方案纳入由医护人员主导的模式。 The plan aims to reduce police workload, align with provincial recommendations, and integrate existing programs like MHEART and CHIC under a paramedic-led model. 其原因是警察开支增加,包括拟议增加6.5%的预算和9 100万美元的新车站申请。 It comes amid rising police spending, including a proposed 6.5% budget increase and a $91-million request for a new station. 虽然警察局长Derek Davis支持探索替代办法,但他警告说,维持治安涉及无法预测的高风险情况,非警察应对人员无法完全取代这种情况。 While police chief Derek Davis supports exploring alternatives, he cautions that policing involves unpredictable, high-risk situations that cannot be fully replaced by non-police responders.