Strains on mental health provision in North Yorkshire are putting extra pressure on the county's Police Force.
North Yorkshire Police say they made 29 mental health detentions in December, slightly above the monthly average.
On 11 of those occasions an ambulance was not available to assist within 30 minutes, and on 15 occasions police transport was needed to to take an individual to appropriate medical care.
Police and Crime Commissioner - Zoe Metcalfe - is concerned about the number of incidents officers are having to attend and the amount of officer time it is taking up.
The Commissioner is also concerned about using police vehicles to transport people experiencing mental health crisis.
North Yorkshire Police say they made 29 mental health detentions in December, on average each call out required five officers and 13 hours of officer time.
Assistant Chief Constable - Mike Walker - says the force is talking to health partners about the issues.
ACC Walker says the more rural parts of the county are where the Police are having to step in to deal with situations which ideally would be handled by health professionals.


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