Mental Health: five people made 8,655 calls to the Metropolitan Police in 2017

Five people made 8,655 calls to the Metropolitan Police in 2017 for mental health related incidents. This has cost £70,000 to answer. A watchdog for police in England and Wales released the figure to show how police have become a default service to deal with people that have mental health. The mental health system is … Continue reading Mental Health: five people made 8,655 calls to the Metropolitan Police in 2017