In March 2021, over 20 organizations called on the City of Vancouver to invest in non-police interventions that support people who are impacted by homelessness, toxic drug supply and mental health distress, as well as those working in informal economies and criminalized industries such as sex work.
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Re: July 2020 Motion titled “Decriminalizing Poverty and Supporting Community-led Safety Initiatives”
For the City of Vancouver
Recommendation 1: Divest from policing and invest in community-based services, specifically non-police interventions that support people who are impacted by homelessness, toxic drug supply, mental health distress, and those working in informal/grey economies, such as sex work.-
Category and theme:
- Accessibility ,
- Accessible services and technology ,
- Alternative solutions ,
- Classism ,
- Discrimination and hate ,
- Economic inequality ,
- Health ,
- Housing and homelessness ,
- Mental health and detention ,
- Policing and the criminal justice system ,
- Poverty ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Public services ,
- Substance use ,
- Workers’ rights
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