Jury calls for more police psychologists, mental health training following Steven Rigby inquest

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At the inquest into the fatal police shooting of Steven Rigby, the jury made 10 recommendations to the provincial health authority, Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) and RCMP.

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Due to a number of factors during the incident involving Rigby, the conversation between Saskatoon and Rigby wasn’t recorded., the jury said it wants more training spots for psychiatrists in the province. “Increase allocated resources into centralizing health records with e-health for ease of access by physicians, psychologists and psychiatrists,” the jury said.Friends recount Steven Rigby’s battles with mental health ahead of police shooting deathattempts in the months leading up to the fatal encounter with police.

Doctors who treated him testified they didn’t always have a full record of his past suicide attempts at the time they discharged him, as getting them from different hospitals in different cities can be difficult.The jury said it also wants to explore the idea of a program between social workers and the SHA to help people who are suffering from mental health and addiction issues at the same time, as Rigby was.Rigby’s mother spoke with reporters following the recommendations.

“I just hope people look back and reflect on the mistakes, the gaps, the cracks in each system and try to make it better,” Carey Rigby-Wilcox said.Carey Rigby-Wilcox said she hopes her son’s death creates change.

 

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