Emergency care in mental health

Many regard the use of ambulance service and emergency departments in emergency care of those with mental health or substance misuse issues as misapplication of health resources. However this has been a deliberate policy direction that endevours to more fully integrate mental illness with general health services with the aim of improving overall health services to those experiencing mental illness and to remedy the effects of stigma. in relation to your understanding of the experiences of consumers of mental health services and their carers, and of policy, discuss.