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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago (10 children)

This is awesome. The stories they share in the article really go to show that this makes a big difference for helping people. When we talk about police reform, this is the kind of thing we should be advocating, not "defunding"

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This is defunding. The funding is taken away from the police and used to hire nurses.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I don't think the article explicitly says how the program is funded. However, the nurse they highlight "normally works in the emergency department at Windsor Regional Hospital" and they talk about the program also reducing visits to the ER. So, I doubt the WPS is paying the nurse's salary.

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