Over a third of call outs for assistance to Lincolnshire police are related to mental health issues
There's been a major increase during the pandemic
Last updated 15th Apr 2021
It's been revealed over a third of call outs for assistance to Lincolnshire police are related to mental health issues.
The force has seen an increase in the number of welfare incidents they're called out to as well, it's thought the pandemic has had a huge effect on the situation.
The Lincolnshire force works with other services to ensure those who urgently need help get it. Mental health experts and the NHS will be involved in trying to improve how they support anyone who calls them who have well being issues.
Chief Constable Chris Haward says they're not expecting the number of these types of call to decrease anytime soon:
“It’s actually affecting young people more disproportionately than anybody else from what I can see from our figures at the moment. We’re just going through a review of that.”
Chief Constable Chris Haward also believes there are more people who will need mental health support, he said: “People will feel anxious about coming out of lockdown in some cases, and that may exacerbate some of these problems, and it’s only when we come out of lockdown, when people start reconnecting, that we find we’ve got people in need of help"He added: “There’s work going on with the Police and Crime Commissioner and NHS mental health services, looking at what our partnership response will be, and how we might address this, but I think as we come out of lockdown, we’re probably going to see a further increase in this.”