Committee to hear evidence on policing and mental health
Committee to hear evidence on policing and mental health
26 June 2014
Committee to hear evidence on policing and mental health
Witnesses
Tuesday 1 July 2014, The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
At 2.45pm
- Matilda MacAttram, Director, Black Mental Health UK
- Dominic Williamson, Chief Executive, Revolving Doors Agency
- Pat Kenny, Member of Revolving Doors’ National Service User Forum
At 3.30pm
- Deborah Coles, Co-Director, INQUEST
- Tony Herbert and Barbara Montgomery, parents of James Herbert
Timings are approximate.
Keith Vaz, Committee Chairman said:
“The police are often the first on the scene in incidents involving those with mental health issues.
It is vital we understand the way in which officers deal with these cases to ensure that they are handled appropriately. We cannot afford for people with mental illness to be misdiagnosed in potentially stressful situations.I hope that the personal testimony and experience of our witnesses will cast a light on an area which still remains largely unknown."