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onst. lon Carson will never forget the day he was called to the home of a woman who had just given birth into a toilet. ln the afiwnath. it was heand a paramedlc on scene who were charged with removing the baby. Although the baby's pulse dld eyentmlly'letum. it died soon The traumatic incident stayed with Carson for the next two years. resulting in what he would call a “downward spiral" that would leave him in a vulnerable state. suffering from nightmares. flashbacks and close to losing his family and his job as he self medi~ cated his ongoing anguish with Itwasonly after much of the damagehadbeendonethathe yipandwas partofthe blamebrhistroubleswucaused bymunwdttenpdicecodewhich momentsm‘smkitup'. Anodietptoblemwasthelackof availabilityth Oncebacltmdfitlorselvicehe setaboutunldngacinmewithin Ontopoffltisanewpmgnm called Crisis Intervention Training (ClTlisbeingofleredtoabout 150 officerseachyear. Hmvermflicelsatestill not requiredtotaltethecourse OutoflbrkR‘egionalPolice's 1.5000fficemonly450havebeen tralnedsincezoll whenthepm- gramwasintroduced. BventhoughCanonhopesto havetheprogtammademanda-’ torybyZOlS. many say it should alreadybelnplmespecially whenyouconsiderthenmnbers. Qatisticsshawlngthataglw- hunumberofmentalhealthcalls ambeingmadeeachyeartopolice auussCanada. Sincemnhenumberofcalls the medical industry. “We‘re bunting at the seems.” she said. “i think what we would all like to see is more resources" The number of people who are admitted for mental health obser- vation supports her comments At Southlake. the number of adults admitted to the mental health unit has grown 41 per cent since KIN-10. from 845 to 1187 in 2013-14. Childmn and adolescent num- bets have ballooned as per cent from 245 in 2009-10 to 487 in 2013-14. Despite the numbets. lones does not advocate for more in- hospital treatment. Sheptefetssewicespmvidedin "1mm! 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Even though Canon hopes to have the prognm made manda- tory by 2015. many say it should alreadybeinplaoe.espechny Stadsticsslwwlngdmaglw- hunumberofmentnlheulmcalls mbehygqueeadmyeutopofloe More emphatic approach to mental illness interaction with cops needed P‘ l‘ENlNG - VENEERS 6 BbNmNG - IMPLANTS - EMERGENCY TREATMENT Brighten someone’s Dr. Paul Mirkopoulos, day i Family gift-fennendgtry ABOl ' ...cv 1" to York police involving mental health issues has risen 53 per cent. from 1.960 to 3.000 in 2013. 'Ibmnto police face an even larger problem. facing upward of 20.000 such calls each year. Canadian prisons are almost half filled with prisoners requiring mental health treatment of some Annette Jones. vice-president of clinical experiences at Southlake Hospital said mental health issues areaseriouscauseforooncemm the medical industry. “We‘re bursting at the seems.” she said. “I think what we would all like to see is more tesoumes“ The number of people who are admitted for mental health obser- vation supports her comments» At Southlake. the number of adults admitted to the mental health unit has grown 41 per cent since 2009-10. from 845 to 1187 in 2013â€"14. “(There's a) I: lack of money.” I see how much is compared to the it's minimal.“ The World H1 data leveals that be the second le ’J .‘O .v .r“\ V people's homes. “Issues that people often expe- rience don't usually suddenly hap- pen. most of the time they build and build." she said. ’ "We want to avert the crisis to avert desperate situations that necessitate that they are brought to hospital.” Paul Cappuccio. the direc- tor of mental health services at Markham Stoufiville Hospital. saiditisnot morebedsweneed. rather. a strategy. involving more mental health counselling. out- reach and child programs “(There's a) lack of resources. lack of money.” he said. “If you see how much is spent in Canada compared to the test of the world The World Health Organization data reveals that depression will be the second leading cause of disease around the world by 2020. For better or worse. police ohen remain the first point of contact when mental issues finally boil over. The trend is similar at other hospitals in the region. “It's about everyone. but it gets pushed back on us because we’re ihe first responders." hesaid. (‘4 IJ‘.¢1 SmilcVVor/e : GET CONNECTED J READ MORE; To read the story in its entiretyortoreadomerpartsofthe seriesgotoyorkregioncom w .0 m pr