Petition · past parliament

Make medications for individuals with mental illness classed as life saving.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Too many people suffering from a mental illness are having to pay for their medication if they are in full time employment. Make medications for mental illness classed as life saving and free on the NHS. Nobody should be punished for being mentally ill.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

20 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
21 Apr 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Apr 2016

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