· CBC News
In the 6 months since the program’s launch on the North Shore, the team has responded to over 270 calls
B.C.’s first civilian-led mobile crisis team which launched in November to assist police responding to mental health calls on the North Shore is expanding to two more B.C. municipalities.
When the Peer Assisted Care Team (PACT) is called, a mental health worker and a peer support worker are dispatched to assist, providing crisis counselling, resources, and if needed or wanted, accompanying a person to the hospital.
There are no branded vehicles. No sirens. No uniforms. That’s intentional to keep the interaction discreet and provide privacy to the person or people in need.
