Rejected petition A law to protect children from being removed because of parental mental illness.

There needs to be a law in place protecting families where mental illnesses are present. A diagnosis does not define a person or a parent so why are local authorities up and down the country failing to provide support for families and going straight to court proceedings when support can be offered.

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"Social care in England is 'a tower of Jenga held together with Sellotape', independent review warns. A "revolving door" of social workers."- Independent review of social services 17/06/2021. No one should be afraid of social services for having a mental illness/asking for mental health support and yet so many are. If the only evidence of harm is a diagnosis then support for managing it and understanding the individual should be priority, not removing their children.

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There's no automatic requirement for children to be removed when parents are suffering from mental health problems, but you might want to sign this petition that deals with the issue in a different way

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/556185

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Date submitted 1 July 2021
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