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.
South Sudan Health Cluster Bulletin #10, 1- 10 October 2020
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In October 2020, 3,687 normal deliveries were attended by skilled birth attendants.
There were some 432,797 outpatient consultations conducted to treat different illness in October.
Prevent, detect and respond to epidemic prone disease outbreaks:
In October 2020, 328 alerts were received for different epidemic prone diseases out of which 70% alerts were verified and responded to within 48 hours.
A total of 499 children (6 months to 15 years) were vaccinated against measles.
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Some 54 new Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) children with complications were treated in stabilization centres during October 2020.
In year 2020, averagely per month 27 health facilities are reported providing sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) services. Around 12 SGBV survivors received clinical management of rape (CMR) services in October 2020.
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Orland Park introduced a new Mental Health Response program that will dispatch a mental health worker to those in crisis. (Yasmeen Sheikah/Patch)
ORLAND PARK, IL The Orland Park Police Department said it has incorporated a new Mental Health Response Unit during an announcement at a new conference in the Orland Park Police Station, 15100 S. Ravinia Ave., Wednesday morning.
Officials said the new program was created to ensure the mental health needs of all residents are met, which is especially relevant during the coronavirus pandemic. The new unit is created in partnership with Trinity Services, and officials say it allows for real-time, thorough and in-depth assistance for those in need, when and where they need it most.