Extension of Detention

A hypothetical query was raised to me last week based on this rough scenario – Someone is detained under s136 MHA and taken to an Emergency Department (ED) because of medical problems in addition to concerns about their mental health. This hypothetical person remained in in ED for 18hrs before being deemed “medically fit” (whatever […]

Planning Section 135s

A criminal case last year in Hampshire led to a court finding that a mentally ill man stabbed a police officer during execution of a s135(1) Mental Health Act warrant for a statutory assessment. The man’s parents had raised concerns about his wellbeing and this led to an Approved Mental Health Professional and Doctors attending […]

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

The University of York is advertising for a post-doctoral research fellow on policing and mental health issues. This is a joint appointment across the Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre and the Institute of Mental Health at the university under the leadership of impressive Professors Lina Gega and Adam Crawford. You can find the advert with […]