Jennifer Keesmaat has pledged to double the number of mental health workers paired with police officers to improve public safety if elected mayor. Mayoral candidate Jennifer Keesmaat outlines her strategy to improve public safety, at Alton Towers Cir. Article Continued BelowResearch suggests people with mental health problems are more likely to come into contact with police and be arrested or shot by police. Keesmaat said she wants to “more than double” the number of mental health workers to “better manage emergencies involving people suffering from mental health crises.” Otherwise, Keesmaat did not stray far from efforts Tory has already begun. The fact remains ... a more truly community-based model of policing remains undone and demonstrates a failure of leadership,” Mukherjee said.

Source: thestar September 17, 2018 22:30 UTC