Jamie Livingston
@jamielivingston.bsky.social
Criminologist; critical work at the mental health, substance use, & criminal legal intersection
Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
He/Him 🍁 ⚖️ 🥌 💉 😺 💜
www.justmentalhealth.ca
Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
He/Him 🍁 ⚖️ 🥌 💉 😺 💜
www.justmentalhealth.ca
Job postings for community crisis responder positions in Nova Scotia's first civilian crisis response service are up.
Awesome job to the amazing crew at POSSE 👏
mnfc.applytojobs.ca/posse/37466
Awesome job to the amazing crew at POSSE 👏
mnfc.applytojobs.ca/posse/37466
April 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Job postings for community crisis responder positions in Nova Scotia's first civilian crisis response service are up.
Awesome job to the amazing crew at POSSE 👏
mnfc.applytojobs.ca/posse/37466
Awesome job to the amazing crew at POSSE 👏
mnfc.applytojobs.ca/posse/37466
February 15, 2024 is World Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) Awareness Day. 💚
This is a rare & devastating form of cancer. Targeted therapy holds a lot of promise. But treatment options are limited and access to clinical trials is poor in Canada.
www.cholangio.ca
cholangiocarcinoma.org
This is a rare & devastating form of cancer. Targeted therapy holds a lot of promise. But treatment options are limited and access to clinical trials is poor in Canada.
www.cholangio.ca
cholangiocarcinoma.org
February 15, 2024 at 3:03 AM
February 15, 2024 is World Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) Awareness Day. 💚
This is a rare & devastating form of cancer. Targeted therapy holds a lot of promise. But treatment options are limited and access to clinical trials is poor in Canada.
www.cholangio.ca
cholangiocarcinoma.org
This is a rare & devastating form of cancer. Targeted therapy holds a lot of promise. But treatment options are limited and access to clinical trials is poor in Canada.
www.cholangio.ca
cholangiocarcinoma.org
Last call for folks in Nova Scotia who have experience living with a mental health or substance use issue.
Survey examining views towards mobile crisis services is open until Feb 29th.
Click the link or scan the QR code.
smuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Survey examining views towards mobile crisis services is open until Feb 29th.
Click the link or scan the QR code.
smuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
February 12, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Last call for folks in Nova Scotia who have experience living with a mental health or substance use issue.
Survey examining views towards mobile crisis services is open until Feb 29th.
Click the link or scan the QR code.
smuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Survey examining views towards mobile crisis services is open until Feb 29th.
Click the link or scan the QR code.
smuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
I haven't posted in a while, but sharing this is very important
December 31, 2023 at 6:32 PM
I haven't posted in a while, but sharing this is very important
I received this beautiful card in the mail from Margie Gray; the mother of Myles Gray who was killed by the Vancouver Police in 2015 while he was experiencing a mental health crisis.
Margie is dedicated to advocating for the removal of police from mental health crisis response: "We deserve better"
Margie is dedicated to advocating for the removal of police from mental health crisis response: "We deserve better"
November 24, 2023 at 1:56 PM
I received this beautiful card in the mail from Margie Gray; the mother of Myles Gray who was killed by the Vancouver Police in 2015 while he was experiencing a mental health crisis.
Margie is dedicated to advocating for the removal of police from mental health crisis response: "We deserve better"
Margie is dedicated to advocating for the removal of police from mental health crisis response: "We deserve better"
A growing number of communities are realizing the need for civilian crisis response services. I created this website to support advocacy efforts by compiling & sharing existing work focused on decoupling police from mental health crises.
www.justmentalhealth.ca
www.justmentalhealth.ca
November 23, 2023 at 3:33 PM
A growing number of communities are realizing the need for civilian crisis response services. I created this website to support advocacy efforts by compiling & sharing existing work focused on decoupling police from mental health crises.
www.justmentalhealth.ca
www.justmentalhealth.ca
Actual footage of tonight's public consultation at the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners' meeting regarding the HRP's request for a 6% budget increase.
November 22, 2023 at 10:12 PM
Actual footage of tonight's public consultation at the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners' meeting regarding the HRP's request for a 6% budget increase.
Posted by P.A.D.S. community advocacy network:
FUND CARE, NOT COPS
Join us at the Board of Police Commissioners’ second public consultation on Wednesday, November 22, 4-9 PM at 60 Alderney Landing in Dartmouth to demand that the municipality fund care, not cops.
FUND CARE, NOT COPS
Join us at the Board of Police Commissioners’ second public consultation on Wednesday, November 22, 4-9 PM at 60 Alderney Landing in Dartmouth to demand that the municipality fund care, not cops.
November 20, 2023 at 11:24 PM
Posted by P.A.D.S. community advocacy network:
FUND CARE, NOT COPS
Join us at the Board of Police Commissioners’ second public consultation on Wednesday, November 22, 4-9 PM at 60 Alderney Landing in Dartmouth to demand that the municipality fund care, not cops.
FUND CARE, NOT COPS
Join us at the Board of Police Commissioners’ second public consultation on Wednesday, November 22, 4-9 PM at 60 Alderney Landing in Dartmouth to demand that the municipality fund care, not cops.
There is an upcoming public consultation on the proposed HRP budget increase, & if you can attend in-person, you should! The meeting is Nov 22 (Wed), from 4-9pm in the HEMDCC Meeting Space on the Main Floor of Alderney Landing in Dartmouth.
For more info: www.halifax.ca/city-hall/bo...
For more info: www.halifax.ca/city-hall/bo...
November 20, 2023 at 3:14 PM
There is an upcoming public consultation on the proposed HRP budget increase, & if you can attend in-person, you should! The meeting is Nov 22 (Wed), from 4-9pm in the HEMDCC Meeting Space on the Main Floor of Alderney Landing in Dartmouth.
For more info: www.halifax.ca/city-hall/bo...
For more info: www.halifax.ca/city-hall/bo...
The NB govt's response to our letter (w/ 300 signatures) calling for them to expand access to voluntary supports rather than rounding up & incarcerating drug users.
"Government's role is to find ways to help the public and legislation can often be the tool to establish what can be done"
Huh?
"Government's role is to find ways to help the public and legislation can often be the tool to establish what can be done"
Huh?
November 16, 2023 at 5:43 PM
The NB govt's response to our letter (w/ 300 signatures) calling for them to expand access to voluntary supports rather than rounding up & incarcerating drug users.
"Government's role is to find ways to help the public and legislation can often be the tool to establish what can be done"
Huh?
"Government's role is to find ways to help the public and legislation can often be the tool to establish what can be done"
Huh?
Now in meme format
November 16, 2023 at 1:45 PM
Now in meme format
In Feb 2014, my presentation at the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police conference was framed around the question of:
"How do we reduce the involvement of police in the lives of people with mental illnesses?"
We clearly know how. Nearly 10 years later, I'm imploring decision-makers to do it.
"How do we reduce the involvement of police in the lives of people with mental illnesses?"
We clearly know how. Nearly 10 years later, I'm imploring decision-makers to do it.
November 15, 2023 at 11:06 PM
In Feb 2014, my presentation at the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police conference was framed around the question of:
"How do we reduce the involvement of police in the lives of people with mental illnesses?"
We clearly know how. Nearly 10 years later, I'm imploring decision-makers to do it.
"How do we reduce the involvement of police in the lives of people with mental illnesses?"
We clearly know how. Nearly 10 years later, I'm imploring decision-makers to do it.
It's police budget time in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
A reminder that police budgets have steadily increased in HRM without commensurate returns.
If you'd like to see improvements in community safety & well-being, demand increased investments in community-led programs rather than police.
A reminder that police budgets have steadily increased in HRM without commensurate returns.
If you'd like to see improvements in community safety & well-being, demand increased investments in community-led programs rather than police.
November 8, 2023 at 2:38 PM
It's police budget time in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
A reminder that police budgets have steadily increased in HRM without commensurate returns.
If you'd like to see improvements in community safety & well-being, demand increased investments in community-led programs rather than police.
A reminder that police budgets have steadily increased in HRM without commensurate returns.
If you'd like to see improvements in community safety & well-being, demand increased investments in community-led programs rather than police.
Feeling the need to re-read contemporary nonfiction...
"The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation"
"The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation"
November 7, 2023 at 3:06 AM
Feeling the need to re-read contemporary nonfiction...
"The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation"
"The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation"
A 1-year evaluation of the civilian crisis response service in Toronto showed a high level of satisfaction with the quality of the service among service users and stakeholders.
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
November 1, 2023 at 2:10 PM
A 1-year evaluation of the civilian crisis response service in Toronto showed a high level of satisfaction with the quality of the service among service users and stakeholders.
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
This year's carving
October 29, 2023 at 12:13 AM
This year's carving
This was a really enjoyable read. It was a page-turner with a well-developed protagonist. Such an artful handling of a complicated intersection (Indigenous/motherhood/psychosis). Highly recommend.
October 22, 2023 at 9:07 PM
This was a really enjoyable read. It was a page-turner with a well-developed protagonist. Such an artful handling of a complicated intersection (Indigenous/motherhood/psychosis). Highly recommend.
For the "harm reduction causes crime" crowd:
The most rapid increase in Canada's crime rate pre-dated the introduction of harm reduction programs in Canada, which began in the late 1980s and was soon followed by a dramatic decrease in the crime rate across several decades.
The most rapid increase in Canada's crime rate pre-dated the introduction of harm reduction programs in Canada, which began in the late 1980s and was soon followed by a dramatic decrease in the crime rate across several decades.
October 11, 2023 at 12:58 PM
For the "harm reduction causes crime" crowd:
The most rapid increase in Canada's crime rate pre-dated the introduction of harm reduction programs in Canada, which began in the late 1980s and was soon followed by a dramatic decrease in the crime rate across several decades.
The most rapid increase in Canada's crime rate pre-dated the introduction of harm reduction programs in Canada, which began in the late 1980s and was soon followed by a dramatic decrease in the crime rate across several decades.
I confess to still dropping by the other app for Karen's most recent takes
October 7, 2023 at 10:45 PM
I confess to still dropping by the other app for Karen's most recent takes
The federal incarceration rate for Indigenous men in Canada is 8x higher than that of non-Indigenous men. The incarceration rate for Indigenous women is 12.5x higher.
The #TruthAndReconciliation report (2015) called on Canadian govts to address this chronic & persistent injustice.
They haven't.
The #TruthAndReconciliation report (2015) called on Canadian govts to address this chronic & persistent injustice.
They haven't.
September 29, 2023 at 12:04 PM
The federal incarceration rate for Indigenous men in Canada is 8x higher than that of non-Indigenous men. The incarceration rate for Indigenous women is 12.5x higher.
The #TruthAndReconciliation report (2015) called on Canadian govts to address this chronic & persistent injustice.
They haven't.
The #TruthAndReconciliation report (2015) called on Canadian govts to address this chronic & persistent injustice.
They haven't.
For over a year, I've been identifying new mobile crisis programs that respond without the police to mental health crises. Over 220 civilian programs are now plotted on the interactive map. It's my attempt to normalize non-police-involved crisis response services.
justmentalhealth.ca/programs/
justmentalhealth.ca/programs/
September 27, 2023 at 12:14 PM
For over a year, I've been identifying new mobile crisis programs that respond without the police to mental health crises. Over 220 civilian programs are now plotted on the interactive map. It's my attempt to normalize non-police-involved crisis response services.
justmentalhealth.ca/programs/
justmentalhealth.ca/programs/
We know that drugs seized by police has little-to-no impact on reducing crime or drug use. We also know that it disrupts the drug supply and is associated with increased rates of fatal overdoses. But, yay drug war.
September 26, 2023 at 2:30 PM
We know that drugs seized by police has little-to-no impact on reducing crime or drug use. We also know that it disrupts the drug supply and is associated with increased rates of fatal overdoses. But, yay drug war.
Retasking is happening. Defunding isn't.
September 26, 2023 at 1:57 PM
Retasking is happening. Defunding isn't.
Transferring over stills of my favourite gif from the other app (courtesy of Karen Ward). This encapsulates a seminar that I teach, so I've also saved you 13 weeks of class with me and around $1,000.
September 26, 2023 at 1:21 PM
Transferring over stills of my favourite gif from the other app (courtesy of Karen Ward). This encapsulates a seminar that I teach, so I've also saved you 13 weeks of class with me and around $1,000.