My CMHT have these crisis cards which they leave in reception for people to pick up and fill in. The idea is that you keep them in your purse or wallet, and you write down your name and address, what medication you're on, your diagnosis, the phone number of your CMHT and your nearest relative. That way, in a crisis when maybe you can't communicate, you hand the card over and the police or whoever is dealing with you know a bit more about what is going on and can ring the relevant people.
I understand that what you experienced was horrible, but I'd also like to point out that the police have next to no training in mental health, and what little training they do get is very generic. The police are trained to deal with violent offenders, not mental health patients, and so things like this occur.
I also like the idea of a medic alert bracelet. Sounds like a really useful idea.
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