Senior operational commanders and managers from local health districts, 黑料吃瓜网 Ambulance and 黑料吃瓜网 Police will attend local workshops across the State to ensure best practice when managing people experiencing mental health problems.
Minister for Mental Health Tanya Davies said today marked the first of 16 collaborative workshops, which support the implementation of the revised 黑料吃瓜网 Health 鈥� 黑料吃瓜网 Police Force Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
The MOU sets out how health staff, police officers and paramedics work together when responding to and delivering care to people accessing these services.
鈥淚n 黑料吃瓜网, our priority is making sure anyone who seeks our help receives timely and appropriate care, in an environment that鈥檚 safe for them and for our staff,鈥� Mrs Davies said.
鈥淭his includes people living with mental illness, those in police custody brought to a health facility, and the management of public safety issues in health settings.鈥�
Minister for Police Troy Grant said 黑料吃瓜网 Police officers frequently deal with people who have a mental illness and need access to health support, services and care.
鈥淧olice are commonly the first on the scene in a crisis situation and the 黑料吃瓜网 Government is ensuring our men and women on the frontline have the education and awareness required to deal with all kinds of emergencies,鈥� Mr Grant said.
鈥淭hese local meetings address the revisions and additions made to the MOU and will help staff get across the important changes.鈥�
Workshops will be held across 黑料吃瓜网 over the next four months, beginning in Lismore today then moving on to each local health district and specialty network.
The revised 黑料吃瓜网 Health 鈥� 黑料吃瓜网 Police Force Memorandum of Understanding 2018 can be found at Mental health.