Mental health crisis care agreement

The Department of Health and the Home Office has published a joint statement about how public services should work together to respond to people who are in mental health crisis.

The document sets out the principles and good practice that should be followed by health staff, police officers and approved mental health professionals when working together to help people in a mental health crisis.

It follows the refreshed Mandate for NHS England, available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-mandate-2014-to-2015, which includes a new requirement for the NHS that every community has plans to ensure no one in mental health crisis will be turned away from health services.

VCS organisations supporting the statement include the Centre for Mental Health, the Mental Health Foundation, the Mental Health Providers Forum, MIND, the National Survivor User Network, Rethink Mental Illness, Stonewall, Turning Point, and Young Minds.

To download the document visit www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/281242/36353_Mental_Health_Crisis_accessible.pdf.