A Gerstein Crisis Centre Mobile Team paying a visit to an encampment for people without homes in Toronto, 2023. “Meeting people where they are located is a key component of creating access and connection,” said Elaine Amsterdam, the centre’s crisis services director. “It is vital to work with an understanding that there are factors beyond diagnosis and symptoms that contribute to people being in crisis, like poverty, lack of housing, underemployment, racism, and discrimination.”
© 2022 Courtesy of Gerstein Crisis Centre