Police and health operational staff perspectives on managing detainees held under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act: A qualitative study in London
Detention under section 136(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983 allows for the police to detain a person from a public place and “remove [them] to a place of safety” if it is “in the interests of that person or for the protection of other persons in immediate need of care or control.” This study exami...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SG Publishing
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being |
| Online Access: | https://www.journalcswb.ca/index.php/cswb/article/view/112 |