Mental Health Issues and Mental Health Problems

mental health problems: The commission review came out of several controversial cases in which individuals with mental health problems died in confrontations with police officers. , according to CBC. Eighteen-year-old Sammy Yatim was shot nine times by Toronto police last year after police responded to a call about a person with a knife aboard a streetcar near in the city west end . The Mental Health Commission of Canada released a series of recommendations Wednesday aimed at improving how police forces interact with people with mental health issues in order to avoid some of the tragic outcomes that have occurred in recent years. Here is a review of some of the cases that have prompted debate about the issue. Toronto officer who shot Michael Eligon feared for his life Sylvia Klibingaitis told 911 operator 'I'm pure evil' VPD officer cleared in 2007 shooting death of Paul Boyd Sammy Yatim A group of neighbours and activists held a vigil and retraced the last steps of Michael Eligon, shot by police. Ivy Cuervo/ (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.