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September 21, 2021 | Health of Officers and Staff

Reference: F-2021-02554

Request

Request 1

Police incidents involving mental health

Request 2

How many calls has your police force received where mental health was flagged and/or cited as a factor (broken down by quarter or monthly as specified above).

Request 3

National Police Chiefs' Council say 2019 was a historic high for police mental health incidents but that national figures show the period of 7th May 2020 to 4th September 2020 was even higher.

Request 4

Have parts of the Pandemic period to date seen your highest number of police mental health incidents on record?

Request 4a

If it has been a record which was the quarter or months in which that record high occurred?

Request 5

Have parts of the Pandemic period to date seen your highest number of calls to your police force where mental health was flagged and/or cited as a factor on record?

Request 5a

If it has been a record which was the quarter or months in which that record high occurred.

Response

Police Mental Health Incidents