Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Mental Health Services Mental Health Services The Hon. F. PANGALLO Legislative Council Mental Health Services The Hon. F. PANGALLO (15:14): Just in relation to the police callouts: would police, when they are called out, be required to be accompanied by, or would they expect to find, an ambulance or paramedics at a location, rather than police arriving alone and there is no backup from paramedics? The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Services The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:14): I think that really does depend on the nature of the callout. Also, I think it's really important to appreciate the challenging environment within which police work, ambulance officers and our emergency departments, because it is often very difficult to tell: is this a mental health presentation? Is this a substance abuse incident? And with all due respect, people with disability from time to time are mistaken for a person who has a mental health challenge. To have a blanket rule that there shall be no police response to a mental health case would not work. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Final supplementary, the Hon. Mr Pangallo.