When police are involved in mental health checks, Black, Indigenous and racialized people end up dead. This must stop.
Read our Open Letters
Letter to Ontario’s Health Profession Regulators
On July 2nd, 2020, over 200 doctors, psychiatrists, nurses, psychotherapists, social workers and occupational therapists signed an open letter demanding that our regulatory colleges take steps to warn mental health professionals about the danger of police involvement in wellness checks. The list of signatories has since grown to over 500.
Stream an audio clip of the letter read aloud in English
Letter to the Premier of Ontario and Cabinet Ministers
When our regulatory colleges failed to meet our deadline, we escalated our demands to the Premier of Ontario, the Deputy Premier & Minister of Health, and other Cabinet Ministers on July 8, 2020. The regulatory colleges are formed under Provincial legislation to protect the public interest. Under that same legislation, the Minister of Health is responsible for ensuring the colleges are effective in this job.