Every police van in the county will display contact details for the Samaritans
Author: Edward BreslinPublished 32 minutes ago
Every police van in North Yorkshire is to display the Samaritans‘ contact details as the force helps spread the word about mental health support available this winter.
North Yorkshire Police say they received more than 9,000 calls involving mental health in the past six months, and hope that the information could help people in their hour of need.
It coincides with the most dower day of the year, referred to as Blue Monday, and the start of a third lockdown which has left many people feeling isolated.
The vans are used for patrols in all districts of North Yorkshire and to respond to incidents, many of which are mental health-related.
An estimated 40% of calls to police involve some kind of mental health issue. In the last six months, North Yorkshire Police has received 9,230 phonecalls which involved…
— to planetradio.co.uk
