Rejected petition Make the assessments for disabilty benefits fairer for mental health claimants

I am starting this petition as I believe the assessment process for claiming disabilty benefits for mental health is un fair.the questions are not aimed at mental health and the assessors are not trained/qualified im mental health. I am currently fighting the system because of this

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I am fightimg against the un fair way mental health is dealt with in claims for disabilty benefits.i am currently experiencing this,I am calling for the way it is dealt with too change.i believe they should make separate forms if you are claiming based on mental health and should be using properly qualified assessors such as a psychiatrist

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/137926

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Date submitted 1 July 2016
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