SmallButFierce 💙🌎<p>A child experiencing a mental health crisis, had to live in a police station for two days; no psychiatric places were available.</p><p>Chief Constable, Sir David Thompson said his force is understaffed and underfunded after cuts.<br>He condemned austerity for hitting the poorest areas hardest, and warned of rising crime as desperation increases.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TipOfTheIceberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TipOfTheIceberg</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ExtremePoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremePoverty</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UNSustainableDevelopmentGoals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNSustainableDevelopmentGoals</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/27/child-in-mental-health-crisis-lived-at-police-station-for-two-days-chief-reveals?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/n</span><span class="invisible">ov/27/child-in-mental-health-crisis-lived-at-police-station-for-two-days-chief-reveals?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>