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Enhancing Police Response to Mental Health: Contact Training for Awareness, Slides of Psychology

The increasing number of 'point of contact' incidents involving individuals with mental health issues and the need for better training for law enforcement to effectively respond. The document also includes findings from northumbria police regarding the importance of mental health training and the impact of current provisions. Additionally, it provides a list of symptoms that may indicate a person is likely to be violent due to mental illness and outlines a mental health awareness training timetable.

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2012/2013

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Increasing ‘Point of Contact’ Incidents.
De-institutionalisation
‘Care In the Community’
Prison population: 76% Male & 75% Female prisoners
‘Point of Contact’ studies : Walker (92), Berry (96) & Kearns
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1996 Berry = 2300 contacts, 2004 projected = 14,000!!
New Mental Health Act definition of mental disorder / private
places / PSPD proposals / enforced community treatment
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  • Increasing ‘Point of Contact’ Incidents.
  • De-institutionalisation
  • ‘Care In the Community’
  • Prison population: 76% Male & 75% Female prisoners
  • ‘Point of Contact’ studies : Walker (92), Berry (96) & Kearns
  • 1996 Berry = 2300 contacts, 2004 projected = 14,000!!
  • New Mental Health Act – definition of mental disorder / private

places / PSPD proposals / enforced community treatment

  • The Training Issue
  • No UK Police Service provision
  • No Centrex provision – 2003/4 prospectus – 40 courses
  • Probationer Programme (20 weeks) = 120 minutes!

Please indicate which of the following symptoms would indicate to you that a person suffering from a mental illness is likely to be violent:-

  • Talking to self
  • Having a conversation with an imaginary person
  • Uninterruptible and rapid speech about several topics at once
  • Self harm
  • Lack of clothing in a public place during inappropriate circumstances (e.g. No shoes / top during snowy weather)
  • Salivating at mouth
  • Hallucinations
  • Unusual claims of grandeur (e.g. Living with the President )
  • Extremist views of religious experiences / views
  • Obviously disorientated to normal life

Northumbria Police Mental Health Awareness Training Timetable –

Pilot course 2003

Mental Health Legislation – 2 hours

Psychosis – 1 hour

Mania and Mood – 1 hour

Personality Disorder - 1 hour

Signs and Symptoms and violence - 1 hour

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - 2 hours

Substance abuse and mental illness - 2 hours

National Health System - 1 hour

Suicide and self harm - 3 hours

Role play intervention techniques - 4 hours

Approved Social Workers - 1 hour

Mental Health professional panel - 1 hour

Service user presentation and discussions - 4 hours

Older People - 1 hour

Local mental health services - 1 hour Learning Disabilities - 1 hour

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