Investigate CAHMs and mental health units

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I am calling on Parliament to urgently investigate CAMHS and mental health units.
Children are being left without support at the most dangerous moments of their lives. This is not a series of isolated failures — it is a systemic one. Parliament must act now to prevent further harm and loss of life.

I am calling on Parliament to investigate CAMHS and mental health units across the UK because the current system is failing some of the most vulnerable children and young people, with devastating and, in some cases, fatal consequences.

Across the country, families are reporting the same experiences: children in serious mental health crisis being refused support, long waits during periods of acute risk, and autistic or ADHD young people being deemed “too complex” their being failed

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Hold an inquiry into CAMHS and NHS children’s mental health delays
Hold an inquiry into CAMHS and NHS children’s mental health delays

Timeline

29 Dec 2025	Petition opened for signatures
19 Jan 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Jan 2026

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