Boston Replaced Some Cops With Social Workers — One Was Just Attacked By Sword-Wielding Man
A sword-wielding man in Boston attacked a mental health clinician on Saturday after speaking with the worker — who was sent to assist police — for about 40 minutes through a locked door. The man called 911, claiming that four armed people were trying to harm him. When police officers arrived, they found him behind a locked door and sent a clinician, who spoke with him for nearly 45 minutes while the door remained closed, CBS News reported Monday. However, as soon as the man opened the […]Starting 02/19/26, interactive seminars, role plays, small group work, & case illustrations support practical, relational learning throughout #SIPTraining Level 1.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/senator-winnipeg-detox-facility-9.6997846
Let me get this straight.
Sen. Pate was invited to tour the facility by MP #leahgazan, but not permitted to tour the inside??
Yeah, that's not #sus at all.
This facility looks like a #gulag. I worked with people with active addictions when I was a #socialworker. You can keep things safe in a dignified manner.
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A member of the Canadian Senate with decades of experience advocating for the rights of marginalized and institutionalized persons says the Manitoba government has created more problems with its new 72-hour detox facility by essentially "building a jail" — a move that could leave vulnerable people "traumatized."
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