This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition The Conservative government should employ a Mental Health Minister
The current Mental Health minister is Luciana Berger and she works for the Labour party. The Conservative party do not have their own minister. I personally find this worrying as it is the Conservative party who is leading the country and 25% of the population suffer with a mental health condition.
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25% of the UK population suffer with a mental health condition and there is no minister for mental health in the leading party. People with a mental health problem face prejudice in employment, in education, in care and throughout all areas of society. This needs to be challenged. The Conservative party should employ a specialist minister dedicated to creating policy and supporting those of us with mental health conditions in society.
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There is already a Government Minister with responsibility for mental health, as well as other health issues. You can find out more here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/people/jackie-doyle-price
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