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Windsor mental health/addictions crisis centre now open 24/7 for police, paramedic dropoffs

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Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare’s Mental Health and Addictions Urgent Crisis Centre has expanded its hours for those being tended to by law enforcement officers and paramedics.

The change is expected to alleviate pressure on local hospital emergency departments and allow police and EMS paramedics to get back on the road more quickly after dropping willing people off for psychological help.

The expansion will cost more than $1 million , but it's funding mostly “repurposing” from a pre-pandemic mental health initiative.