Petition · Department of Health and Social Care

Fund specialised psychological therapies for all NHS Mental Health inpatients

Closed 416 signatures

What the petition asks

Providing funding to make specialised therapy such as CBT, DBT, and trauma-focused therapy available to all NHS psychiatric inpatients. Ensure every patient gets tailored psychological treatment alongside medication if appropriate rather than these vital services only being accessible post-discharge
We think patients are put at serious risk when hospitals rely on medication and provide little or no psychological treatment due to understaffing or lack of funding. Many leave feeling unstable, and quickly relapse. Evidence shows specialised therapies during admission can drastically improve recovery and cut readmissions, saving NHS funding. Making these therapies available to every patient is urgently needed to protect vulnerable people from avoidable suffering and repeated crises.

Timeline

19 Jan 2026 Petition opened for signatures
19 Jul 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 416
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 19 Jan 2026
Closed 19 Jul 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 4 Aug 2026.