Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority with an overview of SPA Chief Executive’s Report.
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Meeting
The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below
Meeting of the Scottish Police Authority - 25 May 2023
Date : 25 May 2023
Location : Crown Plaza, Glasgow
Mental Health Awareness Week
The Authority, along with Police Scotland and Forensic Services, marked Mental Health Awareness Week on 15 - 21 May 2023. The Authority Meeting SPA Chief Executive’s Report 25 May 2023
The impact of mental health on our workforce and the police response to calls for service where mental health and vulnerability is a factor remains a priority area of focus for the Authority. During awareness week we took the opportunity to share some of our recent work in this area, including outputs from our recent events
focused on mental health, vulnerability and demand, and policing and trauma.
Over the last few years, the Authority and Police Scotland have published a series of public briefings on a range of key issues relevant to policing. These cover important issues such as public confidence and attitudes towards policing as well as the use of key technologies such as drones, tasers or body worn video.
The latest public briefing, describes the challenges being faced by policing in responding to vulnerability and mental health demand in the community. This was published to coincide with mental health awareness week, and gives a wider context to our event focused summaries and next step documents.
