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 harassmentStats: https://cmha.ca/about-cmha/fast-facts-about-mental-illnesshttp://ontario.cmha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CMHA-Mental-health-factsheet.pdfhttps://www.camh.ca/en/driving-change/the-crisis-is-real/mental-health-statisticshttps://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/most-canadians-killed-in-police-encounters-since-2000-had-mental-health-or-substance-abuse-issues-1.4602916https://cpha.ca/racism-public-health-issue-canada-its-time-speak-outPromo: Shamble FestBecome 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 [email protected]!And follow us onTwitter: @SickSadWorldSSWInstagram: @sick_sad_world_podFacebook: fb.me/SickSadWorldSSW

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