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Detention and discretion – police powers and the mental health act

Posted by: Jon Rouse, Posted on: 14 April 2014 - Categories: Mental health

It’s a tough question to answer: faced with a person you believe is in the midst of a mental health crisis, in a situation where harm may come to them and to others, what do you do? If you happen …

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