The Police will continue with their plan to pull back from mental health callouts, but they're going about it more slowly.

From Monday, 4 of the 12 police districts will move into the second phase, which involves 60-minute ED handovers.  

They will now be staggered across districts, instead of all at once.  

The Mental Health Foundation has been critical of the pull back.  

Police Association President Chris Cahill told Mike Hosking police need to draw a strong line in the sand to ensure people are taken care of by the right people.  

He says that shouldn't involve police sitting in emergency departments for six hours.  

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