Teenage girl held in police custody as no NHS beds available
A TEENAGE girl with mental health problems was held in police custody for three days because no NHS beds were available - according to a senior Devon and Cornwall Police officer. Assistant Chief...
View ArticleBed found at last for mentally ill girl held in custody
Place found for teenager following Twitter outburst by senior officer at Devon and Cornwall Police A teenage girl who was held in police custody due to mental health problems has been transferred to a...
View ArticleMentally ill girl, 16, kept in police cell for two days because NHS had no...
Devon and Cornwall officers on Thursday took the girl into custody after an alleged breach of peace. NHS England last night eventually provided her with a 'local bed'. Reported by MailOnline 20 hours...
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AMĀ "appropriate" place for a vulnerable teenager who was being held in a custody cell because there were "no beds available in the UK" was found by the NHSĀ after an angry intervention from a senior...
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View ArticleAnger as teenager suffering from mental health issues held in...
Mental health charities have condemned the handling of a vulnerable teenager who was held in a custody cell because there were "no beds available in the UK", describing it as "shocking" and...
View ArticleMental health charities condemn treatment of vulnerable teenager
MENTAL health charities have condemned the handling of a vulnerable teenager with mental health issuesĀ who was held in a custody cell because there were "no beds available in the UK", describing it as...
View ArticleTreatment of vulnerable teen was 'shocking' say mental health...
THEĀ handling of the case of aĀ vulnerable teenager with mental health problemsĀ who was held in police custody because there were "no beds available in the UK",Ā has been describedĀ as "shocking" and...
View ArticleMental health charities speak out as teen with mental health...
THE case of aĀ Ā teenager with mental health issues who was kept police custody because of a lack of mental health beds has beenĀ branded "shameful" by mental health charities.The 16-year-old girl spent...
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View ArticleAccommodation found for vulnerable teenager who was being held in...
An "appropriate" place for a vulnerable teenager who was being held in a custody cell because there were "no beds available in the UK" was found by the NHS after an angry intervention from a senior...
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View ArticleMP praises deputy Chief Constable for raising plight of 16 year...
A DEPUTY Chief Constable who highlighted on national news the plight of a 16-year-old girl with mental health issues kept in police cells in Torquay has been praised by an MP. Assistant Devon and...
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