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Briefing note on establishing multi-agency protocols for responding to mental ill health and learning disabilities
- Author:
- NATIONAL POLICING IMPROVEMENT AGENCY
- Publisher:
- National Policing Improvement Agency
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing note is designed for police officers and staff when developing joint protocols with partner agencies to govern the response to people with mental ill health or learning disabilities. Multi-agency protocols help to ensure effective referrals and improved service delivery; they also contribute to the appropriate and efficient use of police resources and that of other agencies. Multi-agency protocols between the police and other agencies may need to cover situations that arise in a criminal justice capacity – where the person with mental ill health or learning disability is a victim of crime, a witness to crime or suspected of or known to have committed a crime. Also, situations arising in a health care capacity where police may be: acting in support of healthcare agencies dealing with someone experiencing a mental health crisis; supporting a person experiencing mental ill health until healthcare professionals are involved; responding to families and carers of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities who have concerns about them; and responding to members of the public seeking a service from the police in relation to suspected mental ill health or learning disabilities on the part of an individual.
The secondary family: the result of strong community partnering
- Author:
- CANT Irene R.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 12(3), October 2007, pp.30-33.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Support for individualism can leave marginalised people feeling even more isolated and hopeless. Families often help but can soon become emotionally depleted. The 'secondary family', created when community agencies partner with one another, can offer hope for stabilisation, if not recovery, for individuals living with mental illness. This article describes a Canadian programme where crisis services are working with police to de-escalate illness. The article describes a Canadian programme where crisis services are working with police to de-escalate psychiatric crisis. Shared goals bring crisis staff and police together to provide compassion, support and follow-up.
Mentally disordered offenders: inter-agency working
- Author:
- PETCH Edward
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 7(2), September 1996, pp.376-382.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
Looks briefly at the benefits and importance of inter-agency working in the assessment and referral of mentally disordered people within the criminal justice system.
Exploration of joint working practices on anti‐social behaviour between criminal justice, mental health and social care agencies: a qualitative study
- Authors:
- KRAYER Anne, ROBINSON Catherine A., POOLE Rob
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 26(3), 2018, pp.e431-e441.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Although the police play an important role for people with mental health problems in the community, little is known about joint working practices between mental health, social care and police services. There is potential for tensions and negative outcomes for people with mental health problems, in particular when the focus is on behaviours that could be interpreted as anti‐social. This study explores perceptions about joint working between mental health, social care and police services with regard to anti‐social behaviour. It was a multi‐method sequential qualitative study in the UK collecting data between April 2014 and August 2016. Data were collected from two study sites: 60 narrative police logs of routinely gathered information, and semi‐structured interviews and focus groups with professionals from a range of statutory and third sector organisations (N = 55). Data sets were analysed individually, using thematic iterative coding before integrating the findings. Sequencing and turning points in the police logs, were also considered. Findings mapped on a continuum of joint working practices, with examples more likely to be away from the policy ideal of partnership working as being central to mainstream activities. Joint working was driven by legal obligations and concerns about risk rather than a focus on the needs of a person with mental health problems. This was complicated by different perceptions of the police role in mental health. Adding anti‐social behaviour to this mix intensified challenges as conceptualisation of the nature of the problem and agreeing on best practice and care is open to interpretations and judgements. Of concern is an evident lack of awareness of these issues. There is a need to reflect on joint working practices, including processes and goals, keeping in mind the health and welfare needs of people with mental health problems. (Edited publisher abstract)
Guidance for mental health services in exercising duties to safeguard people from the risk of radicalisation
- Author:
- NHS ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 29
- Place of publication:
- Redditch
This guidance is designed to support providers and staff working in NHS mental health services to exercise their statutory and professional duties to safeguard vulnerable adults, children and young people at risk of radicalisation. It sets out expectations and considerations that providers and professionals should take into account. It is structured into four key components: Prevent responsibilities of mental health providers – outlining the safeguarding pathways that should be in place, the roles and responsibilities of key staff and training requirements; Prevent referrals from mental health providers – outlining the processes for referring to Prevent and working in partnership with police; Role of mental health providers in the Prevent process – outlining information sharing and considerations relating to detention under the Mental Health Act; and Referrals into mental health services from Prevent – ensuring timely access to services to those at risk of radicalisation with mental health needs and considerations for the prioritisation of cases. It includes examples based on real cases and flowchart diagrams to illustrate Prevent in a mental health context. (Edited publisher abstract)
Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing report
- Author:
- INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH AND POLICING
- Publisher:
- Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 80
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on the findings of the Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing, which was set up in September 2012 to review the work of the Metropolitan Police Service with regard to people who have died or been seriously injured following police contact or in police custody. It focuses on their responsibilities in dealing with issues of mental health: In custody; at street encounter; and in response to calls made to police, including call handling processes when dealing with members of the public where there is an indication of mental health. The Commission examined 55 Metropolitan Police Service cases covering a five-year period (2007 - 2012) and interviewed the families of those involved; people with mental health problems; their families, police officers and NHS and social services staff. The report identified failings of the Metropolitan Police in a number of areas, including: a lack of mental health awareness amongst staff and officers; lack of training and policy guidance in suicide prevention; failure of procedures to provide adequate care to vulnerable people in custody; problems of interagency working; disproportionate use of force and restraint; and discriminatory attitudes and behaviour. The Commission makes 28 recommendations for change in the areas of: leadership, frontline policing, and inter-agency working. (Edited publisher abstract)
Diversionary tactics
- Author:
- STRONG Susannah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.6.96, 1996, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Asks if people with a mental illness who have been picked up by the police are given the help they need. Finds, despite many measures, they are still getting a raw deal from the criminal justice system.
The police and social workers
- Author:
- THOMAS Terry
- Publisher:
- Arena
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 204p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Practical text offering guidance to successful inter-agency work between police officers and social workers. Also offers a critical examination of how it is carried out in practice, and contains chapters specifically on child protection, mental disorder, violence in the home, young offenders, and community policing.
Inquiry into safeguarding missing adults who have mental health issues
- Author:
- ALL-PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP FOR RUNAWAY AND MISSING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
- Publisher:
- Missing People
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 45
- Place of publication:
- London
A report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults to find out what can be done to help adults who go missing because of mental health issues. Specifically, the inquiry aimed to develop a better understanding of the current response when an adult goes missing and the support provided upon their return; which agencies are or should be involved when an adult returns from being missing, and additional support and interventions that could help, including what could prevent future missing episodes. The Inquiry focused on four key steps in the response to a missing person: risk assessments; response at the point of return; ongoing support; and prevention. The report makes recommendations covering each of the four steps. (Edited publisher abstract)
Inquiry into safeguarding missing adults who have mental health issues: summary of evidence
- Author:
- ALL-PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP FOR RUNAWAY AND MISSING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
- Publisher:
- Missing People
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 65
- Place of publication:
- London
A summary of the evidence submitted to the All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into safeguarding vulnerable adults who go missing due to mental health issues. The Inquiry collected evidence on the current processes in place when the police, healthcare professionals and adult social care respond to a missing person. It also consulted with practitioners through a call for evidence sent to the Chief Constables of UK police force, frontline police officers and missing persons teams, healthcare professionals and social workers and additional roundtable meetings focusing on risk assessment and prevention for people at high risk of going missing. This evidence report provides summaries of what professional guidance says should happen when an adult with mental health issues goes missing, evidence submitted to the inquiry about what happens in practice, and what improvements could be made. The report complements the Campaign recommendations report. (Edited publisher abstract)