This post is about a very tragic event and the aftermath, involving a man who killed his own father whilst seriously mentally ill and his sister’s subsequent forgiveness.  Adam Merritt was found unfit to stand trial at Peterborough Crown Court after being charged with murder.  He had lived with schizophrenia since he was a teenager […]

In 2022, the National Police Chiefs Council and the College of Policing published the Police Race Action Plan (“the plan”).  This is not specific to mental health and policing, but it does contain many references to the overlap, hence this short post to emphasise what has been proposed.  The plan contains much which is general […]

I wrote the Quick Guide series of posts very early in the life of this blog, over 10-years ago but I’ve kept them revised and up-to-date ever since.  Following a number of recent queries, I decided to add one more to the list done, because of the need for clarification on legal powers where patients […]