Police mental health call responses decrease following deliberate plan

RNZOtago Daily TimesWednesday 19 November 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated
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Police attended 7,370 fewer mental health-related requests in the year to June. This decline follows a deliberate plan to reduce responses to these calls. The department expects the number of responses to decrease further this year as phase three of the plan began on Monday.

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First reported by RNZ, Wed 19 Nov 2025, 11:44am · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 49 minutes
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