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.