Chiefs blame cuts in psychiatric care for 50% rise in detentions under Mental Health Act
Police will get a minimum of two days of training on mental health issues, with some officers getting more. Photograph: Steve Phillips/Alamy Police say they are being relied on as an emergency mental health service and that cuts in psychiatric provision are probably to blame, the Guardian has learned. Officers point to an increase […]
People in need deserve better than a few patchy pilot schemes. It’s time to fill the gaps in our over-stretched police and mental health services
Mary O’Hara A project in Lancashire has seen local authority, health and voluntary sector organisations join together, sharing data and pooling budgets. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian You’re walking home late one night and you see a person, visibly distressed and shouting, zig-zagging down the middle of a busy road. What do you […]
