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Mentally ill people in Manchester are being locked up in police cells because NHS cuts are forcing mental health units to close.
Lack of available beds and insufficiently trained hospital staff are some of the reasons for criminalising the mentally ill.
Under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983, police have the power to hold someone in custody until a mental health professional can psychologically assess them.
Nationally, police estimate that at least 20% of their time is spent dealing with the mentally ill in this way.
http://mancunianmatters.co.uk/conte...y-ill-locked-shameful-nhs-dont-have-enough-be
Lack of available beds and insufficiently trained hospital staff are some of the reasons for criminalising the mentally ill.
Under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983, police have the power to hold someone in custody until a mental health professional can psychologically assess them.
Nationally, police estimate that at least 20% of their time is spent dealing with the mentally ill in this way.
http://mancunianmatters.co.uk/conte...y-ill-locked-shameful-nhs-dont-have-enough-be