Mental health training Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Mental Health Training will be delivered to all officers within the ranks of Police Community Support Officer, Police Constable, Sergeant and Inspector from Response and Safer Neighbourhood Teams from
Sponsors
University of York
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Response and safer neighbourhood team officers within the ranks Police Community Support Officer, Police Constable, Inspector and Sergeant will be included in the trial, as these officers have regular contact with individuals with mental ill health 2. The two police stations with the highest number of eligible frontline police officers within each of the six Safer Command Areas will be recruited into the trial
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. To reduce the possibility of contamination, frontline officers with specialist roles (Fire-arms, Major Crimes and Dog units) will be excluded from the trial as these individuals often move between police stations 2. Control room and custody staff will also be excluded, as the study is aimed at frontline staff
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of calls per person, routinely collected via the Police's in-house Niche system. Assessed up to 6 months post-intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of incidents with section 136 applied 2. Number of incidents with 'mental health tags' applied 3. Number of individuals with a 'mental health flag' applied 4. Number of frequent callers All outcomes will be assessed up to 6 months post-intervention. All study data is routinely collected via the Police's in-house Niche system. The appropriateness of mental health tags applied to a random sample of incidents will be checked by an independent mental health professional | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed