Countless times before, I’ve mentioned Professor Jill Peay’s remark from her (exceptional) 2010 book Mental Health and Crime that work done at the interface of mental health and criminal justice is amongst the most complex that will be done by any of the professionals involved in it.  When it comes to policing and mental health, […]

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A fascinating follow up article in the Guardian this week, states “the Met wins battle with NHS over not attending mental health calls”.  This follows on from the Guardian breaking a story in May of this year which stated the Metropolitan Police’s intention to introduce “Right Care, Right Person” by September 2023.  Following what the […]

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Plenty of questions and comment are arising on social media about the Humberside Police initiative, “Right Care, Right Person” initiative, which began in 2020.  This is especially the case after the Metropolitan Police commissioner was reported to have written to healthcare partners in London to suggest they will decline to attend emergency mental health calls […]

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