Rejected petition I want charities like Mind and Samaritans to be government funded

In 2017 nearly 6,000 people aged 10 and older in the UK alone took their own lives.
In England,1in6 people suffer a mental illness which can impact hugely on their ability to keep a job. Go to school. It can affect a person's ability to make and keep friends and long term relationships

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5,821 people aged 10 and over took their own lives in 2017
1 in 6 people in England suffer from a mental illness
1 in 4 people in the UK and Northern Ireland suffer from a mental illness

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We can't accept your petition because both of these charities do receive grants from government in addition to funding from donations and other sources. We're not sure what further action you would like to see.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/243332

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Date submitted 14 April 2019
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