Terminology in mental health can be an extremely sensitive business, we see a lot of discussion about it, including from Time to Change. I will admit, I do keep tripping over myself. In fact, such is the complexity of this, I don’t think I’ve addressed the subject specifically in almost 600 posts despite this being […]

A short functional post, to announce the national conference on Mental Health and Policing, being hosted by the National Police Chiefs Council and the College of Policing in Warwickshire on 24th May 2016. There will be a range of speakers and as I publish this post they are confirmed to include Simon COLE, Chief Constable […]

Where a Coroner concludes an inquest they are entitled to issue a ‘Preventing Future Deaths’ report making recommendations to relevant agencies where they feel that minimises the likelihood of similar, future tragedies.  The agenices are obliged to provide a response and it seems there is one heading my way at the College of Policing, following […]