UK border officers dealing with small boats given mental health workshops

A group of people are rescued by a Border Force vessel as they cross the Channel in a small boat travelling from France towards Dover, Kent. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

The Home Office has provided border officers with mental health workshops to help them manage the stress of dealing with the small boats crisis.

Spending data released by the Home Office shows it hired mental health professionals referred to as “resilience practitioners” for UK Border Force staff who were dealing with small boats.