Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Mandatory suicide risk assessment for adolescents in hospital who express intent
Open for signatures
1,757 signatures
What the petition asks
Make full suicide risk assessments mandatory when a child in hospital care expresses intent to harm themselves. No child asking for help should be left without support.
I want the Government to make suicide risk assessments legally mandatory when a child expresses intent to harm themselves. I am concerned that current guidance is inconsistent and not always enforced. No child who asks for help should be left without a full assessment, protection, and proper support. This could be called Ella's law.
Timeline
| 10 Apr 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,757
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
10 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.