A Vancouver Sun article on a proposed mental health hub quotes UBC psychology professor and city councillor Kerry Jang.
The hub would be used for quick psychiatric and substance abuse care and has the potential to divert around 5,000 people from the emergency department in a year.
“When somebody is picked up on mental health issues by the police, (officers) can actually go there and drop them off and then leave and go back to duty,” Jang said.
