Chief Inspector climbs mountain by moonlight for mental health charity
Leaving at midnight, Chief Inspector Jaki Whittred joined more than 200 people to scale the Welsh mountain by torchlight, raising more than £600 for the Alzheimer’s Society. Ch Insp Whittred is the force’s lead on mental health awareness. She said: “We are working hard to increase understanding of dementia in the force.”
Bedfordshire Police is classed as a Dementia Friendly Organisation with the Dementia Action Alliance.
The force has a trained ‘Dementia Champion’ who continues to deliver dementia training sessions to the force’s staff, officers and volunteers.