9 Eastern Ontario police departments receive hundreds of thousands in funding for Mobile Crisis Response Team

On Tuesday, Oct. 10, the Ontario government announced more than $4.5 million in funding to assist police services across the province in providing specialized support to those who are experiencing mental health or addictions crises.

The Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) Enhancement Grant enables police to work with trained crisis workers when responding to those in need.

The ministry, in collaboration with community partners, provides grants, primarily to police services, which support local and provincial community safety priorities.

Police services and community partners can apply for these grants when a call for applications is announced.

Eastern Ontario area police services awarded grants for the 2023-2024 term include:

Cornwall Police Service – $120,000

Gananoque Police Service – $98,770

Grenville OPP – $128,436

Hawkesbury OPP – $120,000

Lanark County OPP – $120,000

Leeds OPP – $118,458

Lennox and Addington OPP – $110,654

Quinte West OPP – $120,000

Smiths Falls Police Service – $112,853

Read the full list of police departments, and the amounts awarded to them, here.