Until the 1950s, state mental health hospitals accommodated the majority of individuals
suffering from mental illness. Today, however, following the closing of state mental hospitals …

Public security and law enforcement have a crucial but often largely unacknowledged role in
protecting and promoting public health. Although the security sector is a key partner in many …

BACKGROUND: Crisis Concordat was established to improve outcomes for people
experiencing a mental health crisis. The Crisis Concordat sets out four stages of the crisis …

Background There are three commonly used mental health interventions associated with
policing: liaison and diversion, street triage and having specialist staff embedded in police …

Background The police and others in occupations where they come into close contact with
people experiencing/with mental ill health, often have to manage difficult and complex …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to synthesize previous empirical research that
examined the outcomes of police response models (PRMs) for handling people with mental …

The issues linked to vulnerability in the criminal justice system were showcased in 2020 in
ways that leave us with no doubt about the inadequacies of policing practices. A global …

After the active shooting incident in Columbine, Colorado, the police response to these
events changed. Rather than have the first responding officers secure the perimeter and wait …

Failure to provide follow‐up care after a suicide attempt is associated with increased risk of
reattempt. This online survey examined the experiences of patients of the Australian health …

Objectives This study was conducted to complete a proof of concept for a brief online
training designed to improve the policing of people with mental illness. The training …