❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on mental health training for police, mental health referrals from arrests, and mental health diagnoses/treatment within prisons. The answer acknowledges data limitations and ongoing efforts to improve mental health services for prisoners.
AnsweredQoN 3696Legislative Council
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Will the Minister indicate -
(1) If the West Australian Police Service officers undertake training to identify and manage mental health patients or situations?
(2) If yes, will the Minister provide detail about the training arrangements including -
(a) type of training received; and
(b) number of hours received per officer per year?
(3) How many arrests involved referrals to mental health facilities and/or personnel over the past five years?
(4) How many prisoners have been diagnosed with mental health illness or received mental health treatment by the prison, over the past five years?
(1) If the West Australian Police Service officers undertake training to identify and manage mental health patients or situations?
(2) If yes, will the Minister provide detail about the training arrangements including -
(a) type of training received; and
(b) number of hours received per officer per year?
(3) How many arrests involved referrals to mental health facilities and/or personnel over the past five years?
(4) How many prisoners have been diagnosed with mental health illness or received mental health treatment by the prison, over the past five years?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 September 2006
Responded by
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
76 days
(b) number of hours received per officer per year?
(4) Information regarding the provision of mental health services to the prison population has in the past been scarce due to the varied nature of services provided and the often-transient population. The introduction of an Electronic Health Information system, presently under development with suitable data gathering and information exchange will be able to provide more accurate information. I recognise that the prison population has a disproportionate occurrence of mental health issues and in conjunction with the Minister for Health, am exploring a number of options to provide better targeted health and offender services for prisoners with mental health issues, Acquired Brain Injury and intellectual disability.
The introduction of an Electronic Health Information system, presently under development with suitable data gathering and information exchange will be able to provide more accurate information. I recognise that the prison population has a disproportionate occurrence of mental health issues and in conjunction with the Minister for Health, am exploring a number of options to provide better targeted health and offender services for prisoners with mental health issues, Acquired Brain Injury and intellectual disability.
I recognise that the prison population has a disproportionate occurrence of mental health issues and in conjunction with the Minister for Health, am exploring a number of options to provide better targeted health and offender services for prisoners with mental health issues, Acquired Brain Injury and intellectual disability.
(4) Information regarding the provision of mental health services to the prison population has in the past been scarce due to the varied nature of services provided and the often-transient population. The introduction of an Electronic Health Information system, presently under development with suitable data gathering and information exchange will be able to provide more accurate information. I recognise that the prison population has a disproportionate occurrence of mental health issues and in conjunction with the Minister for Health, am exploring a number of options to provide better targeted health and offender services for prisoners with mental health issues, Acquired Brain Injury and intellectual disability.
The introduction of an Electronic Health Information system, presently under development with suitable data gathering and information exchange will be able to provide more accurate information. I recognise that the prison population has a disproportionate occurrence of mental health issues and in conjunction with the Minister for Health, am exploring a number of options to provide better targeted health and offender services for prisoners with mental health issues, Acquired Brain Injury and intellectual disability.
I recognise that the prison population has a disproportionate occurrence of mental health issues and in conjunction with the Minister for Health, am exploring a number of options to provide better targeted health and offender services for prisoners with mental health issues, Acquired Brain Injury and intellectual disability.
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