Many downtowns in large and small communities across B.C. are plagued by property crime, homelessness and open drug use.
A co-ordinated health-are response, if done correctly, could go a long way toward alleviating the crisis.
Conversations Live, hosted by Stuart McNish, has assembled an expert panel for a discussion called Street Disorder: The Health Care Issue.
Join us today at 12:30 p.m. to learn more about the challenges and potential path forward for Vancouver and other municipalities looking for answers. You can watch it live here and submit your question below:
You can pose questions to our panel which includes:
• Dr. Julian Somers, a health science professor at Simon Fraser University
• Kimmie Jensen, an outreach worker with the Lookout Society
• Dr. Kevin Sabet, founder of PROSPER (Policy Roundtable On Substance Prevention, Education, and Recovery)
• Jane Talbot, the president and CEO of Downtown Van, the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association
• Curtis Robinson, a former police officer, who is CEO of C. Robinson Consulting and chair of Vancouver Bar Watch
• Doug Reti, owner of IndigenUs Consulting Group, which helps organizations engage with Indigenous communities
Click here to watch past Conversations Live videos.
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