Shorter waiting lists/easier access to Mental Health services for young people

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

At the moment, even young people on “
crisis lists (suicidal etc) are having to wait up to 8 months to be seen by a Mental Health Service. Anything could happen in this time and a lot of young people are not taken seriously and are not listened to.

There should be more funding and more of a general focus on mental health for young people. We feel neglected, not listened to or taken seriously the majority of the time. The waiting lists are too long, there needs to be more done to ensure we are getting the help we need ASAP.

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 these petitions calling for the same action:

Increase funding for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Increase funding for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Ensure mental health assessments for children are within 4 weeks of GP referral
Ensure mental health assessments for children are within 4 weeks of GP referral

Timeline

1 Sep 2021	Petition opened for signatures
7 Sep 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 7 Sep 2021

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