Increase funding, training and provision for the mental health sector

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The mental health sector is underfunded and understaffed. The government should provide the sector with additional funding and improve training, resources and services. They also need to help the sector to provide face to face therapy for the most vulnerable patients during this pandemic.

There aren't enough staff, and isn't enough funding to actually help people. People find the courage to speak up, only to find there's limited help available to them. Therapy has moved online, whilst pubs remain open. People are having therapy sessions in their personal space with nowhere to escape to afterwards and no support after the session if things get intense. Mothers try to speak about their suicidal thoughts with their children in the same building. It's just not good enough.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Review and improve support for people with mental health conditions: Review and improve support for people with mental health conditions

Increase funding for NHS Adult Mental Health Services: Increase funding for NHS Adult Mental Health Services

Increased funding/support to Children and Young People's mental health services: Increased funding/support to Children and Young People's mental health services.

Timeline

10 Oct 2020	Petition opened for signatures
12 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Nov 2020

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