Nobody wins when the police are sent to look after people suffering from mental health problems; vulnerable people don't get the care they need and deserve, and the police can't get on with the job they are trained to do.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the inadequacy of involving police in addressing mental health issues, emphasizing that both vulnerable individuals and law enforcement suffer from this misalignment.
In this quote, Theresa May articulates the fundamental problem of utilizing police resources to address mental health crises. She suggests that when law enforcement is called to support individuals facing mental health challenges, it detracts from their primary role and fails to provide these individuals with the appropriate care and support they need, indicating a misstep in how society responds to mental health issues.
In practice
In a discussion about reforming mental health care policies in community meetings.
If we are going to realise our ambition of ending the harmful practices of FGM and forced marriage, the role of young people in pushing for change is crucial. We also need to ensure that everyone, from government to civil society, is playing their part.
One girl subjected to FGM or forces to marry is one girl too many.
I've found that if I tell somebody 'Eat this and don't do that,' it's not only not helpful, it's counterproductive because even more than being healthy, we want to feel free and in control, and as soon as somebody tells us to do something, there's a tendency to do just the opposite.
Societies that eat unrefined foods produce large stools and build small hospitals; societies that eat fiber-depleted foods produce small stools and build large hospitals.
If we are going to change our diets, we first have to relearn the art of eating, which is a question of psychology as much as nutrition. We have to find a way to want to eat what's good for us.
Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.
People want to think that staying in shape costs a lot of money. They couldn't be more wrong. It doesn't cost anything to walk. And it's probably a lot cheaper to go to the corner store and buy vegetables than take a family out for fast food.
I'm not going to sacrifice my mental health to have the perfect body.
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