Mental health review of Indigenous police paints grim picture, calls for more federal and provincial funding – CBC
Feb 25, 2022
No reply from federal government to this report, province commits to working with Indigenous police forces
A new study shows underfunding of Indigenous police forces in Ontario is hurting the mental health of officers who patrol reserves and says more money from the federal and provincial governments is the cure.
The mental health review commissioned by the Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario found that the “internal culture” of the nine First Nations police forces does “not support the mental health of members.”
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