Reduce Qualification Barriers to Mental Health Careers

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Mental health services in NI and globally face a funding and workforce crisis. Many psychology graduates with bachelor’s degrees can't enter the workforce because a master’s degree is often required for mental health roles. This is a missed opportunity, given the growing demand for services.

We urge the Northern Ireland Executive and regulatory bodies to review entry-level requirements in psychology and mental health. Specifically, we ask that bachelor’s degree holders be given opportunities to pursue careers in this understaffed, underfunded sector.

Allowing psychology graduates to enter at various levels will expand the workforce, ease the burden on specialists, and improve access to mental health care in Northern Ireland.

Why it was rejected

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

Your petition is about something that the Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for.

If you want to raise this issue you could contact your MLA, or raise it with the Northern Ireland Executive.

You can find contact details for your MLAs here: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/your-mlas/

You can find contact details for the departments of the Northern Ireland Executive here: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/government-departments-in-northern-ireland

Timeline

23 Jun 2025	Petition opened for signatures
17 Jul 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Jul 2025

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