Petition · past parliament
Require Mental Health Training for all Police Officers
Closed
293 signatures
What the petition asks
Fragmentation between mental health provision and the police needs addressing. A 24 hr Mental Health Service is vital to support police and individuals.
Police involvement with people without adequate mental health assessment or support can result in delayed diagnosis and dire consequences.
Police involvement with people without adequate mental health assessment or support can result in delayed diagnosis and dire consequences.
Rather than seeking to avoid blame and litigation for support failures police forces should be focussing on improving how to deal with people with mental health conditions’ to discriminate between criminality and mental health.
Timeline
| 22 Jul 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
293
Status
Closed
Opened
22 Jul 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.