Many downtowns in large and small communities across B.C. are plagued by property crime, homelessness and open drug use.<\/p>\n
A co-ordinated health-are response, if done correctly, could go a long way toward alleviating the crisis.<\/p>\n
Conversations Live, hosted by Stuart McNish, has assembled an expert panel for a discussion called Street Disorder: The Health Care Issue.<\/p>\n
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:<\/p>\n
You can pose questions to our panel which includes:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dr. Julian Somers, a health science professor at Simon Fraser University<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kimmie Jensen, an outreach worker with the Lookout Society<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dr. Kevin Sabet, founder of PROSPER (Policy Roundtable On Substance Prevention, Education, and Recovery)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jane Talbot, the president and CEO of Downtown Van, the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association<\/p>\n
\u2022 Curtis Robinson, a former police officer, who is CEO of C. Robinson Consulting and chair of Vancouver Bar Watch<\/p>\n
\u2022 Doug Reti, owner of IndigenUs Consulting Group, which helps organizations engage with Indigenous communities<\/p>\n