Lived experience of police response to mental health crisis

About your experience:

This short survey contains five questions about personal experiences of police involvement in mental health in the UK. It does not ask for any personal or identifying information.

The survey has been written and will be analysed by someone with lived experience of mental ill health. Data and anonymised quotes from responses may be used in a written report or a talk being given to police about the impact of police involvement in mental health crisis.

If you want to complete this survey but find it distressing, Samaritans are available for support on 116 123.

Thanks for your time in taking part

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* 1. Have you ever experienced a mental heath crisis which has involved a police response?
(Please tick only one, you can complete the survey more than once if you wish to complete it from the perspective of your own crisis experience and the crisis of a friend or family member.)

Yes - myself

Yes - someone I care about

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* 2. What impact did police involvement in the crisis have in the short term?

Very helpful

Somewhat helpful

No impact

Somewhat harmful

Very harmful

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What impact did police having been involved have longer term?

Very helpful

Somewhat helpfu

No impact

Somewhat harmful

Very harmful

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Is there anything else you'd like to say about the circumstances of what happened or the impact it has had on you? - For example the brief circumstances of the crisis, or if you were detained under the Mental Health Act or spent time in a cell, or how the experience left you feeling.

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* 5. If you or someone you care about were mentally unwell in a public place or in your home and needed help because of your/their mental health, which of the following services would you most like to come to help?
(Please tick option you would like the most)

Mental health services, e.g. mental health nurses or doctors

General health services, e.g. ambulance or GP

Social work, e.g. AMHP or MHO

Police

Combination of police AND health/social work

Combination of health/social work, but NOT police

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Have you ever experienced a mental heath crisis which has involved a police response?(Please tick only one, you can complete the survey more than once if you wish to complete it from the perspective of your own crisis experience and the crisis of a friend or family member.)

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* 2. What impact did police involvement in the crisis have in the short term?

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* 3. What impact did police having been involved have longer term?

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* 4. Is there anything else you'd like to say about the circumstances of what happened or the impact it has had on you? - For example the brief circumstances of the crisis, or if you were detained under the Mental Health Act or spent time in a cell, or how the experience left you feeling.

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* 5. If you or someone you care about were mentally unwell in a public place or in your home and needed help because of your/their mental health, which of the following services would you most like to come to help?(Please tick option you would like the most)

* 1. Have you ever experienced a mental heath crisis which has involved a police response?
(Please tick only one, you can complete the survey more than once if you wish to complete it from the perspective of your own crisis experience and the crisis of a friend or family member.)

* 5. If you or someone you care about were mentally unwell in a public place or in your home and needed help because of your/their mental health, which of the following services would you most like to come to help?
(Please tick option you would like the most)