Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Create strategy for supporting families of people with mental health conditions
Open for signatures
86 signatures
What the petition asks
We want more affordable & accessible mental health care & education for families on how to support without enabling or burning out! This could include funding support groups specifically for caregivers, and establishing workplace policies that support & recognise caregiving stress & reduce stigma.
Mental health conditions don’t just affect one person, they can affect the entire family!
We talk a lot about awareness but not enough about real support. People living with a range of mental health conditions need consistent affordable access to therapy, medication, crisis services and understanding communities. Yet their immediate families need support too.
Family members often become caregivers overnight. They carry a range of feelings and exhaustion usually in silence
We talk a lot about awareness but not enough about real support. People living with a range of mental health conditions need consistent affordable access to therapy, medication, crisis services and understanding communities. Yet their immediate families need support too.
Family members often become caregivers overnight. They carry a range of feelings and exhaustion usually in silence
Timeline
| 8 Apr 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
86
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
8 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.