A new pilot project at Osborne Village BIZ will hit the streets of the neighborhood starting Wednesday night to help those in marginalized situations.
SABE Peace Walkers is called the Relationship-Based Escalation Mitigation Team, and starting Wednesday he will operate five days a week for 17 weeks.
Her Rylee Nepinak, one of the founders of this group, deserves everyone's sympathy for her 680 CJOB, and non-violent crisis intervention can It can be a successful non-judgmental tool to help people who are in poverty.
"When people are going through an experience or traumatic episode, or when they are dealing with mental health, they automatically cast stereotypes and cast a negative lens," he said. Told. we have built relationships.
"So it's a little easier to see them through the lens of harm reduction."
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This project is a $77,000 donation from Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries' social responsibility program. It is funded and aims to improve outcomes for people struggling with mental health, addiction or homelessness, or possibly all three.
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“Many people struggle with mental health and addiction and are leaving home as a result. This challenge extends beyond Osborne Village to our entire city.”
“Working with the Manitoba Liquor & Lottery to support in a culturally appropriate and community-centered way. I am grateful for the opportunity to develop an Indigenous-led approach to healing and healing.”
Nepinak said the de-escalation method has been very effective.
"We can bring him down from 10 individuals on the scale of anger and frustration to a reasonable 2," he said.
"We can understand what those triggers were, talk about their traumatic experiences, and let them know someone cares."
5:15 p.m. Start Wednesday, groups gather for a smudge ceremony at River Avenue and Osborne Street Circle before walking through the community.
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