Petition Require mental health hospitals contact next of kin before releasing patients

Enforce mental health hospitals to contact a patient's next of kin before discharge, or other unescorted release, so they can pick them up from the hospital to ensure safety.

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There have been past incidents where mental health patients have taken their own lives shortly after being allowed to leave unescorted. If mental health hospitals were required to contact a patient's next of kin before discharging or otherwise releasing a patient without escort, this could help ensure patient safety and prevent possible suicide attempts.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

255 signatures

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Date closed 10 January 2024
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