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The UK government has announced a pilot scheme to help mentally ill people who have been arrested acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith the police. Mental health nurses will work acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith police stations acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith 10 different regions acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith England. The aim is to identify those acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith mental health issues as early as possible so they receive the correct treatment. The UK's Care and Support minister Norman Lamb explained: "Diverting the individual acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith from offending, and helping to reduce the risk of more victims suffering due to further offences benefits everyone." The minister acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith charge acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith policing, Damian Green, said: "Police officers should be focused acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith fighting crimes, and people acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith mental health conditions should get the care they need as early as possible."

The pilot project could have a big impact acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith how the UK's police force uses personnel and resources. Police officers currently spend acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith to 25 per cent acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith their time dealing acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith suspected offenders acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith mental health problems. This is the equivalent acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith around 26,000 officers. Paul Jenkins acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith the charity Rethink Mental Illness welcomed the new initiative. He said: "All too often, the way our criminal justice system deals acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith people with mental health problems leads to poor outcomes acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith individuals, and frustration acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith police officers…and others." He added: "This initiative has the potential to stop people going unnecessarily to prison, reduce reoffending rates and save millions acrossawaybyforfrominofonupwith taxpayers' money."