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Table 3 Components of the Street Triage services

From: Implementing street triage: a qualitative study of collaboration between police and mental health services

Components of the service

Description

Location 1

Location 2

Joint Response Car

Mental health worker and police officer visit to the individual in MH crisis by travelling in the same vehicle

x

x

Mental health presence in police Control Room

Mental health worker handles incoming calls from individuals who need mental health support, as well as providing advice to police colleagues

 

x

Integrated Recovery Programme

Multi-agency intervention for service users who create a high demand on police and mental health services

x

 

Street Triage Briefing sessions

Educational sessions for police and mental health staff directly involved in the implementation and management of the service, as well as staff from wider organisations which work alongside police and mental health services e.g. social care

x

x