CSG Partner Provides Keynote Address at Canadian National Policing Conference

Melissa Reuland, Senior Research Consultant with the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), provided the keynote address at the annual conference of the Canadian National Committee for Police/Mental Health Liaison, a subcommittee of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. The conference was held in Ottawa on October 29-31.

Ms. Reuland’'s presentation is one several she has made on behalf of the Law Enforcement / Mental Health Partnership Program. Supported by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the Partnership Program reflects collaboration between CSG and PERF to provide jurisdictions strategies to promote improved outcomes of police encounters with people with mental illnesses.

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The conference, “Psychiatrists in Blue,” brought together law enforcement and mental health professionals, advocates, and researchers to learn more about specialized police responses to people with mental illnesses. In her keynote address, Ms. Reuland discussed the variety of ways jurisdictions have sought to address this problem and common elements among different types of specialized responses.