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Services for young people with mental health conditions eg austism ,ocd ,anxiety

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

To provide a service for young people who suffer from mental health issues , camhs are under funded and under staffed ,thousands of children are going without therapy or medication , local GPS can not prescribe medication for children , it has to come from a psychologist via camhs.
More funding for camhs ,young people are not being treated or seen by camhs , some children need treatment , are suffering , can't access education due to conditions , camhs is ineffective, the system needs funding or to be replaced or GPS given the rights to treat children with medication . Thousands of children aren't being seen or treated with medication or therapy.

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 this petition calling for the same action: Increase funding for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Timeline

13 Aug 2021 Petition opened for signatures
18 Aug 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Aug 2021

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