Society & Culture
With Bell's Let's Talk campaign around the corner, Mari and Jasmine decide to talk about an important issue for people with mental health concerns. Jasmine talks about the police shooting of Paul Boyd and Mari talks about the police shooting of Sammy Yatim. CW: police violence, gun violence, brief description of sexual harassment Stats: https://cmha.ca/about-cmha/fast-facts-about-mental-illness http://ontario.cmha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CMHA-Mental-health-factsheet.pdf https://www.camh.ca/en/driving-change/the-crisis-is-real/mental-health-statistics https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/most-canadians-killed-in-police-encounters-since-2000-had-mental-health-or-substance-abuse-issues-1.4602916 https://cpha.ca/racism-public-health-issue-canada-its-time-speak-out Promo: Shamble Fest Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/SickSadWorldSSW/ Don’t forget to email us your episode suggestions, comments, concerns, and whatever else you want to tell us at sicksadworldpod@gmail.com! And follow us on Twitter: @SickSadWorldSSW Instagram: @sick_sad_world_pod Facebook: fb.me/SickSadWorldSSW