Winnipeg将雇用公司来建立精神卫生危机应对机制,减少警察和护理人员的呼救。 Winnipeg to hire firm to create mental-health crisis response, reducing police and paramedic calls.

Winnipeg市议会批准了与Pensa Consulting公司签订的一项合同,为新的心理健康危机应对服务制定一项提案,旨在减少向警察和护理人员发出的非紧急求助电话。 Winnipeg city council has approved a contract with Pensa Consulting to develop a proposal for a new mental-health crisis response service, aiming to reduce non-emergency calls to police and paramedics. 该倡议由Scott Gillingham市长提出,旨在响应该市每年大约21 000个关于福祉的呼吁,在没有安全或医疗威胁的情况下为危机提供有创伤意识的专门支助。 The initiative, introduced by Mayor Scott Gillingham, seeks to address the city’s roughly 21,000 annual well-being calls by providing trauma-informed, specialized support for crises without safety or medical threats. 虽然有些人支持这一举动,认为这是向系统性变革迈出的一步,但消防辅助医务人员工会警告说,这可能会给已经负担过重的服务造成压力。 While some support the move as a step toward systemic change, fire-paramedic unions warn it could strain an already overburdened service. 预计最终提案将于2026年提出,需要理事会批准。 The final proposal is expected in 2026 and will require council approval.