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‘Organisational & Personal Wellbeing – fit to deliver!'

Chief Constable Simon Cole QPMLeicestershire Police

National Policing Lead for Local Policing & Partnerships, and Disability

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‘Mental health illness prevalence in criminal justice system a scandal’ The Home Affairs Committee says the prevalence of people with mental health illness in the criminal justice system is a scandal, as it publishes its report on policing and mental health.

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Girl, 16, with mental health problems held in police cells for nearly 48 hours as 'no NHS beds free'

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The issues that highlighted the need for change

Conveyance Reduced Resources

Understanding roles Informal Exclusion Criteria

and responsibilities Alcohol

Drugs Learning Disabilities

Age Aggression

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Liaison and Diversion

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2 Police Custody2 Police Custody

6Prison Tracker6Prison Tracker

5Triage Car5Triage Car

4Just Women’s Project4Just Women’s Project

3 Probation3 Probation

1Court1Court

7Nurses in the community

7Nurses in the community

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Street Triage

• Significant impact on the police use of powers under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act

• Consistent reduction in detentions under this power down by 40%

• Average time to deal with a person detained has fallen from 8 hours to 5 hours (national average 10 hours)

• Stopped inappropriate attendance at A&E • Significant improvement to quality of service • Significant reduction in risk

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The Challenges for the Police Service

• Increasing demand at a time of decreasing budgets and resources

• Creating Strategic Partnerships which feature evidence based joint commissioning of services

• Ensuring staff feel confident and equipped to deal with people with mental health issues

• Understanding where the police role starts and ends

• Police representation on Health and Wellbeing Boards

The challenges for Leicestershire Police

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Why change?

‘There comes a point you have to stop pulling people out of the river, get upstream and find out why they’re falling in.’

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Do you own a river?

Who is falling into the river that you own?

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Our People

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1,993 Police Officers250 PCSOs1,249 Police Staff264 Special Constables(80,000 hours of patrol)315 Police Support Volunteers volunteers3000+ NHW Schemes Policing a population of one million in an area of 2,500 sq km

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What do we deal with?

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“ You dealt with the fluid whole of peoples’ lives, but usually when the tide was going out: people who had the cops called on them weren’t happy to see you; people who called the cops didn’t call when they were having a good time.”

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Total Crime 169 Burglary Dwelling  12Robbery 3ASB incidents  67Sexual Offences 3Arrests  48Crimes detected 46Missing persons 9Road Traffic Collisions 22Child at Risk Referrals 51Adult at Risk Referrals 22999 calls last 12 months 118,122101 calls last 12 months 554,361

A typical day

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Protecting our Communities

Since 2010/11, reported crime has tumbled in Leicestershire while savings have been achieved:

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Diverse challenges

Houghton on the Hill

Child Poverty 5%

Pensioner Poverty 6%

Adults out of work benefits 6%

Male life expectancy 81

Female life expectancy 86

Adults without qualifications 19%

Living in social housing 3%

Lone parent families 10%

Braunstone Park Area

Child Poverty 47%

Pensioner Poverty 34%

Adults out of work benefits 31%

Male life expectancy 71

Female life expectancy 77

Adults without qualifications 55%

Living in social housing 62%

Lone parent families 45%

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Change Fatigue

• Winsor Review of pay and conditions

• Pensions Review = working longer

• Shift patterns

• Pay freeze or +1%

• Scrutiny – Plebgate, Hillsborough, IPCC

• Governance

•Inspection

•Austerity

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‘These are the real creatures that time has forgot,

Not given a thought - its the system -

Hate the system - what's the system?’

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Top tip……..

‘Pull your own oxygen mask down first….’

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Procedural Justice

‘The notion that fair procedures are the best guarantee for fair outcomes is a popular one.

Procedural justice is concerned with making and implementing decisions according to fair processes.

People feel affirmed if the procedures that are adopted treat them with respect and dignity, making it

easier to accept even outcomes they do not like.’

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Time To Change

“The Force has really supported me to be confident and speak out about my mental health issues. The

Time to Change campaign will really encourage staff to seek help and advice through various resources,

and knowing others are also suffering from a number of mental health issues, makes me feel less alone.”

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“Signing the pledge is a public statement of Leicestershire Police’s commitment to working with

partners to improve the way we deal with issues relating to mental health and wellbeing. Time to

Change is an excellent initiative that I hope will go some way towards reducing the stigma that still exists

in relation to mental health. It will empower our officers and staff to talk about mental health and

wellbeing confidently and to respond to both colleagues and the public appropriately”

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• Wellness Recovery Action Plans

• BlueLight Programme with MIND

• Carefirst 24 hour helpline

• MH Awareness Week 11-17 May

• Disability Support Network

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Time To ChangeThe action plan to support the pledge includes;• an independent audit of the existing support and services provided by the organisation. •Resources will be developed for managers and staff to recognise signs and symptoms of becoming unwell and signposts to existing support services and external providers will be provided. •Officers and staff within the organisation will also be encouraged to make a personal pledge with Time to Change to make a difference on a personal level; 100 pledges made.•#TimeToTalk Day (5/2/15)

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‘You Are Not Alone’….4000 views

• MS• Autism• Dyslexia• Depression• Neurological disorder• Cancer• Race• Coming Out• IVF

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‘You Are Not Alone’….

- “I just wanted to say how much impact this campaign has made, I’ve overheard open

discussions on mental health everywhere (all in a positive or challenging way), it seems

that it’s losing it’s stigma and that is down to you and the support you have harnessed”.

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‘You Are Not Alone’….- “Thank you for the strength of character and courage in publicising your story”.

- “I want to applaud you on the piece you wrote about suffering with mental health….Courageous and brave are just a couple of the words that I could use to start the description of you for doing something like that and agreeing to have it published….”

“I admire you for doing and saying what you have.  I can understand exactly where you are coming from as had a similar episode 13 years ago after my dad died and I lost the plot! I don’t recall having the support you have had which looks excellent! “Hope this email was in order; I just wanted you to know that “you are not alone”.

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Leicestershire Police

Chief Constable Simon Cole

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Crime per 1,000 population

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‘Organisational & Personal Wellbeing – fit to deliver!'

Chief Constable Simon Cole QPMLeicestershire Police

@CCLeicsPolice

simon.cole@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk

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