Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority with an overview of Mental Health Demand.
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the challenges currently faced in Police Scotland’s
(PS) strategic planning as we support members of our community in mental health crisis/distress, including shortcomings in the assessment of demand, and to seek the support of SPA to engage Public Health Scotland
(PHS) and Scottish Government (SG) to explore solutions.
Meeting
The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below
Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 25 November 2020
Date : 25 November 2020
Location : online
