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| Thursday, 27 October 2005 10:35 | | BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk
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The Metropolitan police have admitted to perpetuating the stereotype of people with mental illness as especially prone to violence, The Guardian has reported.
Police chiefs have promised reforms to the practice of using police cells to detain vulnerable people who are suffering from a disintegration of their mental health.
Officers said the unauthorised leaking of mental health records gave a false impression of the danger posed by individuals, and added that problems were often caused when uniformed police officers accompanied social workers in detaining a patient under the Mental Health Act.
A review by police and NHS chiefs in London said: "We recognise that people who experience mental illness are far more likely to be a victim of crime than a perpetrator."
Brian Paddick, deputy assistant commissioner, promised training to educate officers about the need for patient confidentiality, while police and NHS organisations have agreed to develop a network of “places for safety” where people with mental health problems in London can be treated.
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