Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Fund mental health support for those previously sectioned under the Act

Closed 33 signatures

What the petition asks

We the undersigned want the Government to ensure, through additional funding, that people who have previously been sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983, are able to access secondary mental health care services in the community, when they require it.
We are not asking for premium speed; however we would like the knowledge that as people who at one point in their lives have been sectioned, they will be treated as a priority and not turned away. This should help prevent readmissions under the mental health act

Timeline

16 Feb 2023 Petition opened for signatures
16 Aug 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 33
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 16 Feb 2023
Closed 16 Aug 2023

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