"Mental ill-health is a cradle to grave problem with nothing like a cradle to grave service, " he said, with some funds earmarked for mental health services not being used for the right purpose.

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Often the very best people to deal with people suffering with mental ill health are specially-trained medical practitioners - not police officers - and the best place for them to be seen is on medical premises, not within police stations.

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It also included a mental-health component, expanding a law that requires some seriously mentally ill people to get treatment and requiring psychiatrists and other providers to report patients who may be dangers to themselves or others.

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