Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey and Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) National Lead for Mental Health Lisa Townsend has welcomed the announcement of a new national partnership agreement between police and the NHS to improve the response to individuals in mental health crisis.
Léigh ráiteas Lisa thíos:
Police officers across the country are increasingly becoming the first port of call when someone is suffering mental health crisis when what they really need is proper medical intervention and support from health care professionals.
This all too often results in our already over-stretched police officers, who are doing their best to keep our communities safe, being diverted away from their core duties.
At a time when demand for our policing service has never been higher, we should not be putting even more pressure on our police officers by asking them to act as mental health practitioners in often difficult situations.
This is a crucial issue for policing and a longer term solution has been desperately needed for some time. Having met with the Policing Minister to raise PCCs’ concerns, I welcome the government’s commitment to work with policing and health to improve the situation and agree this new national partnership.
We know this issue cannot be resolved overnight but hopefully this is a big step in the right direction. I and my PCC colleagues will work tirelessly alongside police chiefs and local health partners to help realise this much needed change in direction, helping policing get back to its core duties and ensuring vulnerable people get the appropriate help and care they deserve.
Nuacht is Déanaí
Is breá le Lisa Townsend cur chuige na bpóilíní ‘ar ais go dtí na bunghnéithe’ agus an dara téarma buaite aici mar Choimisinéir Póilíneachta agus Coireachta do Surrey
Gheall Lisa leanúint ar aghaidh ag tacú le fócas athnuaite Póilíní Surrey ar na saincheisteanna is tábhachtaí do chónaitheoirí.
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Cuireann seachtain na gníomhaíochta teachtaireacht láidir chuig dronganna línte contae go leanfaidh na póilíní orthu ag baint a gcuid líonraí i Surrey.
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Dúirt an Coimisinéir Lisa Townsend go gcuideoidh an t-airgead le láithreacht agus infheictheacht na bpóilíní a mhéadú ar fud Surrey.