New police partnership to provide info on vulnerable people
Police around the province have a new tool when it comes to tracking down people living with mental illness.
The Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police (SACP) signed a partnership with MedicAlert, which will give them access to vital information which could help officers quickly locate lost or missing vulnerable people.
In other Canadian Communities, MedicAlert is effective in assisting individuals living with autism, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and cognitive brain injuries.
The MedicAlert Connect Protect service is a voluntary, vulnerable-person registry which gives officers direct access to information such as updated photos, physical descriptions, wandering history and behaviour management strategies such as anxiety triggers and de-escalation techniques.