Police forces across England plan to respond to fewer mental health calls—here’s why
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The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley has announced that the London police force is to attend fewer mental health emergencies. As part of an approach called Right Care, Right Person, police officers will only respond to 999 mental health calls when there is an "immediate threat to life." The new strategy will be implemented from September 1 2023.…