title: Delivering mental health awareness training to police officers.
abstract: Police officers regularly come into contact with people with mental health problems but receive relatively little training on the issue. This article outlines an initiative to deliver awareness training to officers, and explores the benefits of such programmes. It also gives details of the evaluation carried out.
authors.affiliation: Powell Ward, Ladywell Unit, Lewisham Hospital, London.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Forni
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Caswell
authors.forename: Jerina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spicer
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D003142:Communication; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000193:education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008131:London; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D016495:Police / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D024382:Professional Role / Q000523:psychology; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing