Mental-health crisis response program expands to eastern Nova Scotia
Published by BriefDash · · Toronto
Nova Scotia is expanding its Crisis Intervention Team model to Antigonish and Guysborough counties and Cape Breton Island. Police and other first responders will receive specialized training and a dedicated line to health professionals for real-time support during mental-health or substance-use crises. The province is investing $700,000 in 2026–27; planning for a western-zone rollout is underway, so that expansion is not yet operating.
Why it matters
The change is intended to give local responders faster clinical guidance and more options than automatically sending people in crisis to an emergency department.
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