Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an overview of Mental Health Governance & Demand.
The purpose of this briefing paper is to provide a progress update in respect of the work PPCW Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Department in conjunction with Demand and Productivity Unit have carried out to create a Mental Health Dashboard.
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 11 October 2022
Date : 11 October 2022
Location : online
Insights & Development
It is important to be clear from the outset that these data sets are in the early stages of development and as such it should not be used for external reporting purposes given the accuracy caveats. The dashboard is for management information purposes only, with a view to understanding our demand rather than reporting on it. PPCW will work with local policing divisions to gain insights and work to understand levels of demand for people, places and communities. This will allow greater clarity and understanding of the demand placed on police and assist in identifying the next steps on this journey and how we can expand the dashboard to increase our understanding of what could be considered hidden demand, which is not easily quantifiable.
The data available on the Dashboard covers incidents with a Mental Health element (as described 2.8) allowing the user to draw various conclusions about the Mental Health demand on time, date, location, and various other factors. The data can be viewed from National level, down to post code level. As an example of an overview that can be provided by the dashboard quick analysis of the financial years 2019 to 2021 show that Mental Health indicator calls to Police have increased by 20.02% (increase of 34,833 calls) and it can also be noted 53.71% of Mental Health indicator calls occur between 1600-0200 hours.
