title: Triage teams are a streetwise success story.
abstract: There is concern that large numbers of people with mental health problems are detained in police cells after showing signs of crisis in public. In some parts of England, street triage teams of mental health nurses and police officers working in partnership appear to have had great success in reducing detentions and ensuring appropriate care.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cole
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D016495:Police; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce