by Keith Sellick

There is a discussion on Radio Four's All in the Mind this week about how the problems people with mental health problems encounter with the criminal justice system and police.

For example, contrary to media opinion, people with mental health problems are more likely to be victims of crime than perpetrators.

Also there is a discussion about training police to deal sensitively with people who have mental health problems with the UK police's first mental health liaison officer

Check it out it's the first 15 minutes

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/mental-health/2009/06/crime-and-mental-health-serice.html

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