Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Introduce mental health ambulances as an additional emergency service
Closed
31 signatures
What the petition asks
Introduce designated mental health ambulances to help people in crisis. I think this would be better than relying on police or the regular ambulance service.
I have been in crisis myself and had the police attend. I think they can lack training in mental health crises. This can make the whole experience a lot harder, more traumatic, more stressful, unhelpful and unnecessary arrests can take place.
Timeline
| 22 Jan 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
31
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
22 Jan 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.