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Increase Mental Health Beds In Bristol For Younge People

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I’m after more CAHMs resources for the younge people of Bristol and s glos
Only ten inpatient beds and over year long waiting lists for younge people isn’t acceptable.
No in person CAHMs in the childrens hospital.
Younge people having to wait till Crisis and suicide before help isn’t good enough.
Thousands of younge people are suffering with zero access to help.
Parents and gaurdians helpless and desperate for help.
Children dying and becoming permanently damaged before they can even ask for the help they need.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about local CAMHS provision are a matter for your local NHS Trust, not the Government or Parliament.

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Timeline

29 Jan 2022 Petition opened for signatures
3 Feb 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Feb 2022

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