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Mental health tests in the presence of counter-terror units ‘unethical’, says charity – The Guardian

Extremism suspects are being evaluated by health professionals alongside counter-terror police

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Mental healthExtremism suspects are being evaluated by health professionals alongside counter-terror police
Mental health assessments are being conducted in the presence of police in little-known hubs that embed nurses and psychologists with counter-terrorism units, raising serious ethical concerns, a medical charity has said.
The so-called vulnerability support hubs have become a permanent feature of the UK counter-terrorism apparatus since they were introduced to trial a national vulnerability…

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