By Daisy Cheung The recent incident in North Point involving the death of a man with mental disorder at the hands of police responding to an emergency at his home is tragic, but unfortunately not uncommon worldwide. In jurisdictions all over the world, police often act as first responders in cases involving mental health crises, even though in most cases they severely lack training on how best to support such individuals. A quick search reveals the names of countless vulnerable individuals who met untimely deaths due to interactions with police over just the past year. As the number of such de…
