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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
Time: 11:16 pm
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Results for police and health collaboration
1 results foundAuthor: Christmas, Helen Title: Policing and Health Collaboration in England and Wales: Landscape review Summary: Introduction -- The links between health, offending and policing are complex but inextricable. Collaborative working between the police and health has a long history but is still not commonplace. This landscape review aims to consider the breadth of the subject, and also to look at emerging themes and to influence future approaches. Methods -- A survey was distributed to all police forces, offices of the police and crime commissioners and various national and regional organisations. A mixture of quantitative and qualitative analysis was undertaken, identifying themes and coding quantitatively for descriptive and visual statistics. A number of respondents were contacted for more detailed information about the work they had described in their responses. Findings -- Respondents were asked about areas of past, current and future collaborative work. Mental health, health in custody and drugs were identified most frequently for past and current work. Social isolation, homelessness and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) scored highest for future work. Examples of collaborative work were given, and these fell into a number of themes: mental health problems, early intervention, substance misuse, violence prevention and sexual abuse. These corresponded well to the organisational priorities and main areas of demand that respondents described. Notably, the demand was centred on vulnerability rather than traditional types of crime and disorder, which corresponds to national estimates of demand. There was a mixed picture of engagement with health and well-being boards. Barriers to collaboration and to information sharing included risk aversion and IT systems. Enablers included shared goals, relationships and information sharing. Collaborative working -- This section of the report discusses the themes emerging from the landscape review in more detail and uses case studies. Key areas for future discussion and action include further developing the approach to ACEs, applying an early intervention lens to more areas of work, filling gaps in research and spreading good practice and innovation. Conclusions -- The landscape review provides a snapshot of the breadth and depth of collaborative working between police and health colleagues in England and Wales. The responses indicate an increasing police focus on vulnerability and a commitment to prevention across all partners, which now need to be systematised. Looking ahead, this work will influence the current debate on the future of local policing; and the benefits of collaborative working. Details: London: Public Health England, 2018. 47p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 1, 2019 at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679391/Policing_Landscape_Review.pdf Year: 2018 Country: United States URL: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679391/Policing_Landscape_Review.pdf Shelf Number: 155253 Keywords: Health Care Health Services Partnerships Police and Health Collaboration |