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Petition · past parliament

Increase Mental health funding. Stop putting added pressure on police.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Police and other professionals who do not have complex mental health training, are having to step in on crisis cases. Stop this from happening, increase funding and let professionals who are trained help safely and effectively.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

More funding for Mental Health and more training for professionals.

Timeline

31 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
8 Feb 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Feb 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.