This guide is an attempt to “operationalise” complex issues and you should refer to your area’s policy and your supervisors for specific local requirements. INITIAL ACTION Call an ambulance to EVERY arrest made Remove anyone displaying a RED FLAG to the nearest A&E department Remove everyone else to the NHS place of safety in your area. […]

Policing some mental health issues is can be like putting your arm in a mangle: you sometimes want to try and avoid it if you can, you fear that if you do it at all, you’ll get pulled in far more than you originally hoped and that there could be a degree of pain and […]

<<< I am delighted that Rob Fitzpatrick from Confluence has agreed to write a guest blog on personality disorder.  Confluence has extensive experience in mental health and criminal justice and have worked with many UK police forces and NPIA over the last few years. I am sure many police officers will find this article useful, as […]