Abstract Book - International Academy of Law and Mental Health

Michael Williams, Victoria Police, Melbourne, Australia (michael.williams@police.vic.gov.au)Across the different states and territories in Australia there are a number of different approachestaken to providing mental health training to operational police. This presentation will outline thekey elements of a novel e-learning package that is currently being rolled out as a portion of thebi-annual Operational Tactics and Safety Training qualification in Victoria. The “CriticalIncidents Involving the Mentally Ill” package is an interactive program covering a range ofmental health topics. Key information about different disorders is provided to the reader,followed by an interactive element (e.g., a short video). Individuals are then required to completeand pass a short quiz on the topic with a 100% pass mark required to proceed. After outliningthis framework, this presentation will go on to discuss early evaluations of this package and setan agenda for taking mental health training for police forward.“Mental Health Frequent Presenters” to Police: Policy and ProgramConsiderationsGina Andrews, University of Sydney (gina.andrews@optusnet.com.au)“Mental Health Frequent Presenters” (MHFPs) are mental health consumers with multiple needswho frequently present to a cross section of emergency services in mental health crisis. Theyoften fail to have their complex health, social and economic needs met, relapse quickly, and thenrepeatedly present to emergency services in the midst of mental health crises. Emergencyservices (police, ambulance and emergency departments) invest substantial anddisproportionately high levels of resources into managing and stabilising such mental healthconsumers in crisis. The purpose of this presentation is to identify the commonalities of MHFPsto police as a population group; identify evidence based mental health case management modelsand case management program examples; as well as to discuss possible policy and programsolutions that might result in improved outcomes for Mental Health Frequent Presenters to Policeand the wider emergency service agencies. This presentation predominately draws on tworecently published research pieces on Mental Health Frequent Presenters to NSW Police Force(Australia): multi method qualitative research findings by Andrews (2011) and quantitativeNSW Police Force Computerised Operating Policing System data findings by Baldry, Dowseand Clarence (2012).13. Bio-Psycho-Social Research in Forensic Child and AdolescentPsychiatryBio-Psycho-Social Clinical Practice in Forensic Child and AdolescentPsychiatry: Future PerspectivesArne Popma, VUmc/De Bascule, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (ebath@mednet.ucla.edu)34