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Mental health services:
“Call the police, they have mental health teams now”
“We can’t see you but I’m going to call the police to do a welfare check”
“If you don’t, we’ll call police”
Police 999 callouts to people suffering mental health crises soar https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/18/police-999-callouts-to-people-suffering-mental-health-crises-soars">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
“Call the police, they have mental health teams now”
“We can’t see you but I’m going to call the police to do a welfare check”
“If you don’t, we’ll call police”
Police 999 callouts to people suffering mental health crises soar https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/18/police-999-callouts-to-people-suffering-mental-health-crises-soars">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
Mental health services/A&E:
“If you try to leave we’ll call police”
“If you go outside with that cannula in we’ll call police”
“If you don’t leave we’ll call police” (waiting in waiting room for prescription, but they hadn’t passed on that message) https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/18/police-999-callouts-to-people-suffering-mental-health-crises-soars">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
“If you try to leave we’ll call police”
“If you go outside with that cannula in we’ll call police”
“If you don’t leave we’ll call police” (waiting in waiting room for prescription, but they hadn’t passed on that message) https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/18/police-999-callouts-to-people-suffering-mental-health-crises-soars">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
Crisis house phone line:
“If you’ve self harmed I’ll call the police”
“Unless you go to A&E we’ll call police”
“You’ve said you can’t take your medicine. We’re a non medical service. We have called the police because we’re concerned for your welfare” https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/18/police-999-callouts-to-people-suffering-mental-health-crises-soars">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
“If you’ve self harmed I’ll call the police”
“Unless you go to A&E we’ll call police”
“You’ve said you can’t take your medicine. We’re a non medical service. We have called the police because we’re concerned for your welfare” https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/18/police-999-callouts-to-people-suffering-mental-health-crises-soars">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
Mental health services:
“Are you refusing to attend? I’ll call police”
“Are you refusing to be weighed? I’ll call police and get you sectioned”
“Do you want police helicopters at dawn because that’s what you’re heading for” (on asking for help) https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/18/police-999-callouts-to-people-suffering-mental-health-crises-soars">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
“Are you refusing to attend? I’ll call police”
“Are you refusing to be weighed? I’ll call police and get you sectioned”
“Do you want police helicopters at dawn because that’s what you’re heading for” (on asking for help) https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/18/police-999-callouts-to-people-suffering-mental-health-crises-soars">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
Mental health services:
“You’re sounding quiet, I don’t believe you haven’t taken anything. I’m going to call police for a welfare check”
“If you don’t comply we can call police”
“We don’t do home visits, that’s the police” https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/18/police-999-callouts-to-people-suffering-mental-health-crises-soars">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
“You’re sounding quiet, I don’t believe you haven’t taken anything. I’m going to call police for a welfare check”
“If you don’t comply we can call police”
“We don’t do home visits, that’s the police” https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/18/police-999-callouts-to-people-suffering-mental-health-crises-soars">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
Police:
“We’ve had a call from the mental health team who want us to check your welfare.” (3pm on a Friday, no contact from MH team)
“We need to take you to the hospital, the mental health assessment team don’t come out. We’re the only ones who do” https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/18/police-999-callouts-to-people-suffering-mental-health-crises-soars">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
“We’ve had a call from the mental health team who want us to check your welfare.” (3pm on a Friday, no contact from MH team)
“We need to take you to the hospital, the mental health assessment team don’t come out. We’re the only ones who do” https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/18/police-999-callouts-to-people-suffering-mental-health-crises-soars">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
