$1.9 million In Funding Going To Peterborough Police Service, Will Help Connect People At Risk Of Opioid-Related Overdoses To Community Services
/MP Maryam Monsef has announced more than $1.9 million in funding over the next three years to the Peterborough Police Service. Through this funding, people who use drugs and have experienced an overdose will be connected to newly-created community-based outreach and support services.
As part of this pilot project, the Peterborough Police Service has created a collaborative community based mobile outreach team to increase the capacity and options available to first responders to refer people who have experienced an overdose. This new team will help divert people who use drugs away from the criminal justice system and into supportive to harm reduction, peer support, health and social services.
Photo of announcement over Zoom courtesy of Maryam Monsef’s team
In addition, this initiative will increase access to culturally appropriate services for Indigenous Peoples, LGBTQ2+ populations, youth, women, and those living with HIV through partnerships with other organizations such as Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre and PARN.
Photo of announcement over Zoom courtesy of Maryam Monsef’s team
