People from the UK’s African Caribbean communities are 50% more likely to be referred to the mental health services via the police, when in urgent need of mental health care than their white counterparts. Moreover, data from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) shows that mental health service users account for 50% of those who lose their lives in police custody and that black men in particular are over represented among this figure.

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