Mental Health

Mental Health conditions are very common. They affect one in four people in the course of their lives. The impacts start early as the onset of mental ill heath often starts in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood.

If you or someone else is in danger, call 999 or go to A&E now
If you need help urgently for your mental health, but it's not an emergency, get help from NHS 111 online or dial 111 and select the mental health option.

Your mental health is as important as your physical health. You will not be wasting anyone's time.

Find out more about feelings, symptoms, and other mental health conditions here.

Local support services can be found here.

Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) is a national partnership approach led by police services alongside ambulance services, hospitals, mental health services and social services.

It aims to ensure vulnerable people with health and social care needs are responded to by the most appropriate specialist service.

The model recognises that many people in mental health crisis will often see a police officer, who cannot provide the specialist care or support they need.

The approach was first adopted by Humberside Police and introduced by the Met in London in 2023.

The approach is being introduced across the East of England and we have set out our position statement, which has been developed as part of our collaborative working with police forces and wider Mental Health (MH) Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) partners.

EEAST RCRP Postion Statement cover letter.pdfPDF (162.43KB)

EEAST RCRP Position statement.pdfPDF (484.05KB)