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August 16, 2025

Safeguarding Experiences of People in Mental Distress, Police and Healthcare Practitioners: An Integrative Review.

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IHInga HeymanCKCatriona KennedyAGAileen Grant

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Overview

Integrative review highlights varied experiences of people in mental distress, revealing gaps in police and healthcare collaboration.

Key Points

  • Negative experiences among people in mental distress arise from inconsistent professional responses, showing the need for better safeguarding.
  • Compassion was observed, yet many reported feeling unsafe, especially when intoxicated or self-harming, indicating systemic deficiencies.
  • This integrative review utilized 10 databases, filtering 12,451 titles and analyzing 41 full-text articles to uncover overarching themes.
  • Support from unscheduled care and community mental health nurses is essential for addressing interdisciplinary gaps in emergency processes.

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Heyman et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a368920a429f797332df3ahttps://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.70014
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