Police are frustrated with mental health callouts – here’s how to reduce their involvement and improve support
- Written by: Katey Thom, Associate Professor in Law, Auckland University of Technology
Getty ImagesJurisdictions around the world are struggling with the growing number of police callouts to respond to people in mental health distress. New Zealand is no exception.
In the past five years, police callouts to mental health incidents have increased by 64% to 77,043.
Despite additional funding for 500 frontline officers in the latest...