Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Statutory mental health early intervention framework for children & young people
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283 signatures
What the petition asks
Introduce a statutory early intervention framework for children and young people to include: clear national thresholds for early intervention; mandatory multi-agency escalation pathways; and time-bound response requirements for assessment and support. These changes could be known as Mia's Law.
We are concerned that current responses for child mental health and safeguarding often require children and young people to reach crisis point before receiving meaningful support. Services can be delayed, inconsistent, and fragmented between education, health, and local authority systems.
A statutory framework would aim to create a consistent national approach to early identification and response, ensuring that support is provided at the earliest point of need rather than at crisis stage.
A statutory framework would aim to create a consistent national approach to early identification and response, ensuring that support is provided at the earliest point of need rather than at crisis stage.
Timeline
| 18 Jun 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
283
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
18 Jun 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.