BBC News - Mental health staff to be based in police stations - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25588547 - 10 areas of England as part of a pilot scheme -
Mental health staff to be based in police stations - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25602179 - Video and Article.
This project is inadequate. The criminal justice system still send people with mental health issues to prison, which of course makes mental health worse. People should get the mental health treatment they need, always and without exception, whether or not there is police contact. So One Cheer for this postcode lottery effort to get some people treatment some of the times they are in crisis in some places.
A further need is for Crime Victims with mental health issues to be listened to when they report a crime -
BBC News- Mind 'shocked' crime victims with mental illness ignored - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24430556 - Video - Mentally ill crime victims 'disbelieved'.
Is anything going to be provided at police stations to ensure people with mental health issues who have been OFFENDED AGAINST are listened to?
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