Click here to read article in the 2014 RCMP Gazette Magazine on how “Real Time Crisis” strategy works, using professional intervention in real time to calls to 911 and the police for persons in crisis who have posted on social media. The goal is to reduce stigma and avoid a potential violent confrontation between a person in crisis and a police officer at a wellness check. It is believed that many police investigative and front line resources, as well as hospital emergency room mental health resources could be saved by preventing the need to dispatch emergency services by dealing with the social media cries for help through 24/7 professional social workers or nursers working alongside police officers in 911 and emergency services call centres.

DISCLAIMER – We Are Not Yet Operational

THE VISION OF REAL TIME CRISIS

#BellLetsTalk My dream is to use social media to prevent railway suicides:… https://t.co/RTn6a9kMWO pic.twitter.com/bfmag1wuSx

— Scott Mills (@GraffitiBMXCop) January 28, 2015

REALITY OF SUICIDES ON RAILWAYS

Stopping Suicides Using Social Media @GoTransit & @RealTimeCrisis from Scott Mills

HOW REAL TIME CRISIS CAN WORK TO PREVENT SUICIDES

#RealTimeCrisis Intervention Presention at @CACP_ACC_ @MHCC_ #MHPolice Conference Toronto from Scott Mills

SOME REAL CASE STATS TO SHOW THAT THE CONCEPT OF LISTENING MORE, TALKING LESS AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA CAN PREVENT SUICIDES

Case Studies & Literature Review * Real Time Crisis Centre Hub #RTCH from Scott Mills