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NSWPF Mental Health

NSWPF Mental Health. Superintendent David Donohue. Corporate Spokesperson Mental Health. NSW 809,444 sq km or 312,528 sq miles NSWPF -15,943 sworn officers. NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team. NSWPF Mental Health portfolio:

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NSWPF Mental Health

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  1. NSWPF Mental Health Superintendent David Donohue Corporate Spokesperson Mental Health

  2. NSW 809,444 sq km or 312,528 sq miles NSWPF -15,943 sworn officers

  3. NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team NSWPF Mental Health portfolio: • Existing structure (Corporate Spokesperson, Senior Programs Officer, 80 MHCOs) • Program delivery: 80 MHCOs • MHIT –Training, Policy and Operational Support • Deputy Commissioner Sponsorship. • Patron of MHIT – Governor General • Government and Non Government Relations

  4. NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team Trial 2007-2009 NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team Trial 2007-2009. • Research - Literature Review/Tour 2006 • Trial objectives/ outcomes • 2 year trial • Trial sites: 2 urban locations & one rural/regional • 24/7 coverage in trial sites • Purpose written policing program. • CSU Evaluation

  5. NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team Trial 2007-2009 4. NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team Organisational Structure

  6. NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team Trial 2007-2009 MHIT Objectives • Reduce the risk of injury to police and mental health consumers during mental health crisis events, • Improved awareness by front line police of risks involved in dealing with mental health consumers and strategies to reduce injuries to police and consumers, • Improved collaboration with other government and non-government agencies in the response to and management of mental health crisis events, and • Reduce the time consumed by police in the handover of mental health consumers into the health care system.

  7. NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team

  8. NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team

  9. NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team Charles Sturt University • “MHIT-trained officers reported a greater confidence, awareness and use of de-escalation techniques when engaging mental health consumers in crisis, and acknowledged that this had reduced the risk of injury for both police and consumer” The NSW Police Force Mental Health Intervention Team: Evaluation Report Charles Sturt University Centre for Inland Health February 2009

  10. NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team Emerging Findings:- • “A reduction in the amount of time spent dealing with mental health related events • An increased understanding and awareness among officers in dealing with such events • An increase in the use of de-escalation techniques as a result. “ The NSW Police Force Mental Health Intervention Team: Evaluation Report Charles Sturt University Centre for Inland Health February 2009

  11. Mental Health Intervention Team MHIT program 2010 – 2015 10% of all operational officers to receive training by 2015 2010 Mental Health Contact Officers - trained Targeted Violence Initiative for schools. National Training Program NSWPF – program initiative ‘Mental Health Intervention Team’

  12. NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team Testimonial “ I am firmly of the view after some thirty years of dealing with mental health issues as a phase of duty in the Policing environment that the MHIT training course which has flowed from the massive change in the way we deal with Mental Health as a community, will only provide tremendous benefits to Police and our role in this area . This type of training and the exposure to a raft of information and experiences during the course, has undoubtedly equipped us with what I believe is a far greater understanding of the issues that confront Police in the field when dealing with persons with mental health disorders. The course was detailed in content and from first hand observations, has engendered a tremendous level of interest and commensurate level of applications to undertake the course after participants returned to the Command “

  13. NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team Testimonial • “Hi MHIT team, • First day back at work after course and guess what??..first job is mentall illness related...border line personality disorder who hasn't taken her medication for the past three days, original job was a domestic. • The course came flooding back and I think the whole event went better for having some background knowledge. The event is,XXXXX please have a look and let me know if I have completed correctly. • Thanks • Karen • Karen CUTTING • Leading Senior Constable • Team 2 • Penrith LAC”

  14. NSWPF Mental Health Intervention Team Trial 2007-2009 8. Questions Email:dono1dav@police.nsw.gov.au

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