‘We’re dealing with mental health calls nearly all day’

Police officers in Scotland say they are facing a surge in mental health call-outs.

So far this year, Police Scotland has attended about 20,000 mental health-related incidents each month.

Roughly nine out of 10 of them did not involve a crime.

The BBC joined PCs Kate Gardner and David Macleod on their shift in Edinburgh as they responded to calls about individuals giving cause for concern.

Video by David Cowan and Morgan Spence