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Six Nations and Brantford police will receive funding from the Ontario government to support their mobile crisis response teams, as part of the province\u2019s plan to enhance public safety. Over the next two years, Six Nations Police Service (SNPS) and Brantford Police Service (BPS) will be allotted $240,000 and $207,655, respectively, through the Mobile Crisis Team Enhancement Grant. This investment will allow them to collaborate with trained crisis workers to provide appropriate support for people experiencing mental-health-related emergencies.\u00a0 Six Nations Police Chief Darren Montour is \u201ctremendously pleased\u201d to receive the funding, as it will help bolster mental health crisis response within the community. \u201cOn behalf of SNPS, I would like to extend a heartfelt nia:wen (thank you) to the Province of Ontario and to Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma who continues… <\/p>\n

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Six Nations and Brantford police will receive funding from the Ontario government to support their mobile crisis response teams, as part of the province\u2019s plan to enhance public safety. Over the next two years, Six Nations Police Service (SNPS) and Brantford Police Service (BPS) will be allotted $240,000 and $207,655, respectively, through the Mobile Crisis Team Enhancement Grant. This investment will allow them to collaborate with trained crisis workers to provide appropriate support for people experiencing mental-health-related emergencies.\u00a0 Six Nations Police Chief Darren Montour is \u201ctremendously pleased\u201d to receive the funding, as it will help bolster mental health crisis response within the community. \u201cOn behalf of SNPS, I would like to extend a heartfelt nia:wen (thank you) to the Province of Ontario and to Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma who continues... <\/p>\n

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