OTTAWA The Ottawa Police Service is setting up a Guiding Council to develop its new Mental Health Response Strategy. A report for Monday s Ottawa Police Services Board meeting outlines plans to establish the arms-length council, made up of representatives from five community networks, to help the service understand the needs of the community, gather and share information and direct the initiative. In the fall, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) announced plans to develop a comprehensive mental health response strategy, to be implemented over the next three years. The report says the new strategy will include a review of and improvements to how police respond to people in mental health crisis.