I think for sure we need to be investing in community primary health care if we really want to make a difference. I mean, even the hospitals are telling us to start investing at the front end, making sure that there are interprofessional teams, and paying attention to those who we sometimes call “hotspotters”.
If you know the amount of ambulances, police, paramedics, and hospital ERs taking care of a minority of people who have mental health and addiction issues or other chronic conditions, if they're well served by a community health centre that can respond with an interprofessional team, you'll save money—lots of it.