Austerity no excuse for ignoring mental health issues

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Austerity no excuse for ignoring mental health issues

Chief Constable says things are improving but all organisations must take responsibility.

Date - 4th April 2015
By - Helena Hickey - Police Oracle

Historians looking back at the population of the UK's prisons and custody suites in 50 years’ time will think we are “as bizarre as those who put children up chimneys”, a chief constable has said. Speaking at a The Beech...

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