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Podcast: Beyond the Checkbox
Episode: Episode 14 | The Evolution of Police Force Mental Health Training | with Dr. Beth Milliard
Description: Dr. Beth Milliard is a Sergeant with the York Regional Police in Ontario, Canada. She's developed a Peer Support Unit that is dedicated to providing York Regional Police members and their families with important mental health services and support. Beth is tasked with creating and implementing a mental health strategy for all York Regional Police Employees, and shares with us how this has evolved in her 17 years on the force. She also touches on the important happenings of black lives matter and how the police are being trained to handle escalated mental health situations on the front line today.<...