Mental Health Case Study

The police officers deal with the general public on a daily basis. Some of the individuals they meet do experience mental health issues at some point. It is important therefore for the police to effectively engage with this individuals through their distressed situations. This will allow the police to work and support individuals experiencing episodes of mental health related problems in a manner that makes them feel safe. (SOURCE) suggests that the police in dealing with individuals experiencing mental health issues, should assess the circumstances promptly with the safety of individuals and that of the public being maintained at all times. It is important therefore for the police to work with other external organisations in ensuring that …show more content…
(SOURCE) illustrated that a section 12 approved doctor is a psychiatric practitioner with the training and qualification in the application of the Mental Health Act. Similarly, an AMPH is a healthcare professional with expertise in the MHA (SOURCE). Subsequently, after section 136 lapses several things may happen such as the AMPH and doctor deciding that an individual needs to be detained in hospital and placed on section. In an event that the individual is deemed to warrant assessment and treatment then they are likely to be admitted into an acute mental health ward. (SOURCE) maintains that during assessment, the AMPH or doctor would decide to place the individual into local services such as community mental health services (CMHT), early intervention services (EIS) as opposed to being admitted in hospital. Lastly, the AMPH or doctor may let the individual return to their place of residence if they deemed them not to need treatment or have any mental health problems. On completion of the assessment, it was suggested to Paul that he needed to be admitted into an acute ward for assessment and treatment. Paul was then asked whether he was willing to engage with services as an informal patient however he declined. This prompted the AMPH and doctor to recommend placing him on section 2 of the

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