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Mental Health Cop – A venn diagram of policing, mental health …

WEBThe best of luck to those of you trying to navigate the interface of policing, mental health and criminal justice, from whatever perspective. It could hardly be more complex and …

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The Big Reports – Mental Health Cop

WEB2014. Victim Support Report (2014) – At Risk, Yet Dismissed. Positive and Proactive Care (2014) – NHS document about the reduction of restraint interventions in mental health …

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MHA versus MCA – Mental Health Cop

WEBThe MHA is the legal framework for intervening to deal with people who require treatment for mental health problems and once you’ve started off down that …

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Personality Disorder and Suicide Risk – Mental Health Cop

WEBA 20-fold increase in suicide risk for patients with PD versus no recorded psychiatric disorder. A four-fold increase versus all other psychiatric illnesses combined. …

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The Inherent Jurisdiction – Mental Health Cop

WEBThe Inherent Jurisdiction. Posted on May 28, 2024May 29, 2024 by MentalHealthCop. A very interesting new (and mercifully short!) judgment has been …

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New Home Office 136 Data – Mental Health Cop

WEBUse of section 136 MHA is reported to have dropped, nationally – from 36,621 in 2021/22 to 34,685 in 2022/23, a roughly 5% reduction. Some forces have seen an …

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ABD – part 2 – Mental Health Cop

WEBThis is the second in a three-part series on Acute Behavioural Disturbance written by Dr RS, a UK consultant in emergency medicine. The first instalment of this …

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Causal, Contributory or Coincidental – Mental Health Cop

WEBThe relationship between mental ill-health and crime is far from straight-forward. I've quoted Professor Jill PEAY many times after she remarked that work at the …

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Triage for 135 Warrants – Mental Health Cop

WEBThe Approved Mental Health Professionals were busy chatting on X-Twitter last week about Right Care, Right Person and one of them commented their local police …

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Still More to Do – Mental Health Cop

WEBIt’s that time of year: new data released for the police use of section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983, available in a Home Officer bulletin reporting of wider use …

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The Science of the Gaps – Mental Health Cop

WEBThe Science of the Gaps. Posted on March 24, 2024 by MentalHealthCop. The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom recently published an article about …

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Section 13 MHA – Mental Health Cop

WEBSection 13 – Duty of approved mental health professionals to make applications for admission or guardianship. (1) If a local social services authority have …

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Mark and the Mental Capacity Act – Mental Health Cop

WEBI didn’t watch the second episode of #Ambulance last night – I won’t bore you with the reasons why, but my iPad was flashing at me towards the end with people …

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Please Stop Saying “Has Capacity” – Mental Health Cop

WEBCapacity is a concept in law, of course – from mental health and capacity law. But when it’s used for those purposes it is both context and decision-specific. You don’t …

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Duty of Candour: Fail – Mental Health Cop

WEBA new Preventing Future Deaths report has caused me some consternation, I’ll be honest. Issued by His Majesty’s Inner West London, the PFD notice follows the …

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A Story About De-escalation – Mental Health Cop

WEBA story about the difficulties of de-escalation - With two other officers, I once had to try to urgently ‘de-escalate’ a situation involving a suicidal man - most of us have …

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Quick Guide – Absent / Absconded – Mental Health Cop

WEBQuick Guide – Absent / Absconded. This guide is an attempt to “operationalise” complex issues and you should refer to your area’s policy and your …

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Conflict Avoidance – Mental Health Cop

WEBConflict Avoidance. Posted on December 30, 2023 by MentalHealthCop. Here’s a situation for you: someone arrested for a criminal offence is in custody at the …

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Quick Guide – s136 and Places of Safety – Mental Health Cop

WEBQuick Guide – s136 and Places of Safety. Posted on May 16, 2012 by MentalHealthCop. This guide is an attempt to “operationalise” complex issues and you …

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IOPC Position Statement – Mental Health Cop

WEBIOPC Position Statement. Posted on May 27, 2024 by MentalHealthCop. We knew a few weeks back the Independent Office for Police Conduct was working on the …

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Breach of the Peace – Mental Health Cop

WEBIt was in the Justice of the Peace Act 1361 that the foundations were laid for the common law complaint of a Breach of the Peace. It is quite remarkable to …

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Quick Guide (Northern Ireland) – a129 Mental Health Order 1986

WEBThis quick guide is an attempt to "operationalise" some complex issues but you should refer to your own force policy and your supervisors for specific local …

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