Policing and Mental Health - a Guide - Police Federation

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Contents Introduction 4 Voluntary sector placements 5 Third-party reporting 6 Antisocial behaviour services 7 Support card schemes 8 Appropriate adult schemes 9 Award-winning practice: 10 London Borough of Hackney Surgeries and drop-ins 12 Places of safety schemes 13 Liaison and diversion schemes 14 Expert-by-experience training 16 Award-winning practice: West Wales 17 References 18 Acknowledgements 19 2
Mind is pleased that both the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) have endorsed this good practice guide. “ACPO warmly welcomes this guide, which is a really important piece of work that showcases some of the excellent police practice going on around the country. It is hoped these examples will prove useful to other forces looking to develop their policies and practices towards people with mental health problems.” Chief Constable Phil Gormley, ACPO Lead on Mental Health “I highly recommend that all frontline and senior police officers read and use this guide. Mind and the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health have between them a wealth of knowledge about the difficulties faced by victims, witnesses and offenders with mental health problems when they come into contact with the police. Here they share some of the innovative work police and voluntary sector groups are already doing to tackle these barriers. I urge other forces to emulate this work, to ensure good police practice towards mental health is embedded and routine.” Sergeant Kevin Huish, PFEW Mental Health Lead 3
Page 1: How to get it right locally
Page 5 and 6: Voluntary sector placements A low-c
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Page 9 and 10: Appropriate adult schemes In some a
Page 11 and 12: Case studies: improving outcomes in
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Page 15 and 16: Sussex Police work closely with the
Page 17 and 18: Award-winning practice: West Wales
Page 19 and 20: Acknowledgements This guide has bee

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