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Ottawa Fam Demands a Whole New Vibe Check for Mental Health Help from the Popo 🚨🧠

Community calls for “systemic change” to mental health crisis response by police. Ottawa's lowkey fed up with how the police handle mental health emergencies. Community leaders and the police had a whole town hall sesh about it. The main takeaway? They want actual change, not just cap. It all starte

Edith Singh

07 Jun 2025 — 1 min read

TL:DR

Ottawa's lowkey fed up with how the police handle mental health emergencies. Community leaders and the police had a whole town hall sesh about it. The main takeaway? They want actual change, not just cap. It all started after something sus happened back in 2016, and now they're tryna build trust and make things right, fr fr.

Spilling the Tea

Okay, fam, so here's the sitch: Ottawa just had a major kiki about mental health and how the police are supposed to help when things go south. Like, a whole town hall went down on May 22, 2025, with everyone from community leaders to the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) and the Mental Health CHANGE Initiative (MHCI) squad. The topic? Mental health crisis response, period.

But here's the tea: the community ain't tryna hear the same old song and dance. They're demanding some real, concrete action, not just a bunch of performative allyship from the OPS. They're talking systemic change, which is basically like saying they want the whole system revamped, no cap.

Now, peep this: the MHCI? It came about after a coroner's inquest into the 2016 L that was Abdirahman Abdi's death. Big oof. So, the OPS claims the MHCI is all about finding and fixing what's broken in the system, getting everyone on the same page, and making things better. Plus, they're saying it's supposed to open up a real convo with the OPS. Sounds kinda sus tho, tbh.

The CHANGE Initiative team is still out here grinding, trying to vibe with the community. Their goal? To build trust and actually DO something, not just yap about it. Hopefully, they can turn this whole situation around and make things right for the Ottawa fam. Fingers crossed, y'all.🤞

Abbreviations Glossary

Abbreviation	Full Form
Sitch	Situation.
Kiki	A gathering for gossip or conversation.
Popo	Police.
Tea	Gossip, information.
Perfomative allyship	Acting like an ally to a marginalized group without really supporting them.
Revamped	Renewed, re-done.
L	Loss
Sus	Suspicious.
Tbh	To be honest.
Grinding	Working hard.
Vibe	Connect.

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