Pushback on MH calls hasnt happened overnight says APCC lead

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Pushback on MH calls hasn't happened overnight says APCC lead

Police Oracle spoke with Surrey PCC Lisa Townsend on the implementation of the Right Care Right Person initiative and why it's important it happens now.

Date - 2nd June 2023
By - Cachella Smith

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Police are not abandoning those in mental health crises - but they have been picking up the slack on this for too long, the APCC Mental Health lead has said. It follows a backlash from voices in healthcare earlier this week in relation to Met...

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