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General Overview

 * Descriptions of what happened during these wellness checks as well as details of the surrounding area are listed on the Subject Behaviour/ Officer Response (SB/OR) report. This report is used often for policy development in Canada.
 * If law enforcement receives no response during a wellness check after knocking on the subject's door, they are lawfully able to search the subject's property.
 * Regardless of the outcome of the wellness check, police officers will contact the requestee of the wellness check to update them on their findings.

Training

 * Officers have to be properly trained for tasks of wellness checks extensively before performing them. They must be familiar with alarming health signs of both physical and mental unwellness.
 * All wellness requests are responded to in a uniform way, officers follow direct protocol.
 * Mandatory Crisis Intervention and De-escalation (CID) training is offered online to teach officers how to handle severely mentally ill subjects.

Reasons for Wellness Checks

 * Some reasons a wellness check would want to be reported is if a loved one has stopped responding, someone with suicidal tendencies has been acting suspiciously, or someone has deviated from regular plans in a concerning manner.
 * Wellness checks can also be requested for suspicions of domestic violence and substance abuse.

Famous Stories

 * A previous wellness check was performed on actor Pete Davidson after posting a concerning message on Instagram.