Alberta Funds Edmonton Police to Offer Addiction Supports to People in Custody

Alberta Funds Edmonton Police to Offer Addiction Supports to People in Custody
An Edmonton Police Service logo is shown on a lectern at a press conference in Edmonton, Oct. 2, 2017. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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The Alberta government says it is providing funding to Edmonton police for people in custody to access recovery-oriented health supports.

Nicholas Milliken, minister of mental health and addiction, says the province is to spend $17 million over three years to bring in an additional 14 positions to the police force’s social services program.