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I'm vaguely aware of a service in Australia where a police unit teams up with a mental health worker. When there is a police call for someone which they feel i
by lysp 6y ago
I'm vaguely aware of a service in Australia where a police unit teams up with a mental health worker.
When there is a police call for someone which they feel is mental-health related, they'll send this specific unit if available.
The health worker takes the lead with the police officer just there to provide support if needed.
If the situation gets very serious, police still have powers of arrest under the Mental Health Act to take them to hospital.
- unraveller 6y agoI'm intimately aware of the service. I don't hold out much hope for mental health engagements that begin forcefully under immediate threat of arrest for not playing along. The anti-social/anti-authority person should only be encouraged to seek moral guidance voluntarily from an authority they trust, some things in a community need to be kept sacred and honest.