Clegg: Locking up mentally ill in police cells 'unacceptable'
It is "unacceptable" that children suffering a mental health crisis are being locked up in police cells because of a lack of mental health services, the Deputy Prime Minister has said.
Clegg: Locking mentally ill in police cells 'unacceptable'
It is "unacceptable" that children suffering a mental health crisis are being locked up in police cells because of a lack of mental health services, the Deputy Prime Minister has said.
Nick Clegg condemned the practice of confining mentally ill people, including children, to a police custody suite when appropriate services are not available.
His comments come as a number of national organisations have signed a pledge to improve the care of mentally ill people in a crisis.
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