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Letter to Mental Health Minister – policing and mental health, data on deaths, and suicide prevention

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Letter to Maria Caulfield MP Minister for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy outlining our key areas of focus regarding policing and mental health, data on deaths under the Mental Health Act, and suicide prevention in places of detention.