“Confused people less often confined ‘- Telegraaf.nl

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Confused people who are a threat to themselves or others less often go to the police. Instead, they are more frequently after an incident directly taken to a mental health institution. In 30 percent of cases involve that. That says Henk van Dijk, chairman of the national platform mental health to the police Monday in the Times

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Until recently were confused people who consider themselves to do anything threatening or nuisance on the streets cause treated like “normal” suspects they were arrested and put in jail. But as a psychiatric nurse Carina Stigter of mental health institution Altrecht in Utrecht which treatment can be traumatic. Altrecht working since last year with the police to another method, which confused people get care immediately, without having to inside the cell. This approach works well, finds the police

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