Ensure local emergency mental health care for children in crisis

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Provide 24/7 local mental health crisis support for children, remove barriers caused by county boundaries, and ensure children can access the nearest appropriate hospital. Increase availability of specialist beds and improve coordination between services.

Children in mental health crisis are being left without safe, local care. Families are being told to travel hours in the middle of the night or are turned away due to lack of beds or county boundaries. This puts vulnerable children at serious risk. No child should be denied urgent care because of where they live. Immediate action is needed to ensure safe and accessible support for all children.

Why it was rejected

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

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Fund improved CAMHS and crisis support, and cut waiting times

Health policy in Wales is devolved to the Welsh Senedd. Any changes requested via the UK Government and Parliament e-petitions in relation to health policy would therefore only apply in England.

The Welsh Parliament has its own Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Welsh Parliament, you can find out more here: https://petitions.senedd.wales/

Timeline

24 Mar 2026	Petition opened for signatures
22 Apr 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Apr 2026

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