The number of mental health incidents dealt with by police has risen by more than a quarter over the past four years, according to new figures from the BBC.
An investigation by BBC Radio 5 Live showed that there were 385,206 police incidents flagged as mental health-related in 2014, but this rose to 494,159 in 2018, which represents a rise of 28%.
The figures were obtained via Freedom of Information requests. Thirty-six out of 46 police forces around the UK provided the figures.