St. Joe's Mobile Rapid Response Team Featured on CBC Documentary
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Mobile Rapid Response Team in partnership with Hamilton Police Service will be featured on a new CBC documentary series called, “Firsthand” on Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 at 9:00 p.m.
Part of the documentary includes a ride along with Hamilton's Mobile Crisis Rapid Response Team — the first of its kind in Canada, pairing trained officers with mental-health professionals from St. Joseph's Healthcare to respond to 911 calls involving mental-health issues. The segment features St. Joe’s mental-health worker Sarah Burtenshaw as the team responds to calls.
View the episode tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. on CBC.
More information:
Hamilton Spectator