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.