Police study links radicalisation to mental health problems

Simon Cole, police lead for Prevent programme, says further research under way to explore how to help potentially vulnerable peopleHalf of all people feared to be at risk of terrorist sympathies may have mental health or psychological problems, a police study has found. The findings may provide additional insight into why a minority of the population is drawn towards taking part in or supporting extremist violence. It is a problem that has been perplexing officials and experts since the modern a