Petition Reform the Mental Health Act to restrict detention powers

Reform the Mental Health Act to restrict detention powers

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1. People can't be forcibly detained for their mental health.

2. People can only be detained voluntarily for a maximum of a week whilst help in the community is arranged.

I'm concerned about the wellbeing of people being held due to their mental health involuntarily or for long periods of time.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

35 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 35 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 26 April 2024
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