The College of Policing has now released, for public consultation, draft guidance on policing and mental health – known as Approved Professional Practice.  We have been working on this for the last year or so — WE NOW NEED YOUR VIEWS! These materials are now open for your scrutiny and feedback and will remain so […]

Earlier this week, the British High Commission in Windhoek, Namibia put out a press release about a joint initiative by the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) in Namibia and the College of Policing in the United Kingdom – it concerned mental health training for the criminal justice system, hosted by the Namibian Correctional Service. This involved […]

Claire ANDRE from Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (NTW) is the only ‘police liaison mental health nurse’ in the country – a coordinating role in her trust to work on all issues that interface with the police from s136 and street triage, to liaison and diversion of vulnerable people in contact with the […]