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Crisis Care
Dr Chetna Kang and Sophie Sulehria focus on mental health crisis care.
In the year to March, over 200 children who were having a mental health crisis were put into police cells. So this week Bedfordshire police launched a scheme to improve the way they deal with people in crisis.
It means they won't put ill people in cells wherever possible and a mental health nurse will be available to go out with police officers as part of a pilot project in Luton.
This week we'll hear from people who have experienced a mental health crisis where the police were called to find out what happened. And we'll discuss a petition in Hertfordshire to improve the out of hours crisis phone line.
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Sun 7 Dec 201413:00
BBC Three Counties Radio
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Useful contacts
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – deliver NHS mental health services in Hertfordshire - Phone: 0300 777 0707 between 0800 and 1900 hours or 01438 843322 between 1700 and 0800 hours, Minicom: 0300 777 0909
SEPT - Mental health service provider for Bedfordshire recommend you contact your local A and E department if in mental health crisis.
Luton & Dunstable Hospital Accident & Emergency
Lewsey Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU4 0DZ
01582 491166 (Switchboard 24 hr)
Bedford Hospital Accident & Emergency
Kempston Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK42 9DJ
01234 792198
Milton Keynes - CNWL is the mental health provider there - The Out-of-Hours Urgent Advice Line number is 0800 0234 650.
Buckinghamshire - OPxford health NHS Trust provide mental health services in Bucks - Their out of hours number is - 01865 901000
CALM – Campaign Against Living Miserably - Call 0800 58 58 58 - exists to prevent male suicide in the UK http://www.thecalmzone.net/ - Our national helpline is open 7 days a week, 5pm to midnight. Callers can talk through any issue, we’ll listen and offer information and signposting. Calls are anonymous & confidential and won’t show up on your phone bill. Calls are free from payphones and from mobiles on 3, Virgin, Orange and Vodafone networks. Translation facilities are available on request, to use the Text Relay, dial 18001 + 0800 585858.
SANELINE
08457 678000 – 12 noon to 02.00 365 days a year
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- Sun 7 Dec 201413:00BBC Three Counties Radio
