Black people more likely to be detained under Mental Health Act

Black people in Lancashire and South Cumbria are almost three times as likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act as white people.

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Under the Mental Health Act 1983, people with a mental disorder who are deemed at risk of harm to themselves or others may be formally detained in hospital - or 'sectioned'.

Mental health charity Mind said the "worsening" of racial inequalities in mental health crisis care "is a shocking indictment of the UK Government".