People detained under Mental Health Act dying at three times rate of those in prisons
Briefly

People detained under the Mental Health Act have a death rate three times higher than those in prisons, with the highest number of deaths in prisons but the highest mortality rate among MHA detainees.
Data gaps prevent identifying death rates by race, ethnicity, or gender for MHA detainees; urgent improvements in data recording and sharing are essential for mental health detention.
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