Submitted on Monday 27th May 2019
Rejected on Tuesday 25th June 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Allow family to section a relative under the mental health Act.
More people are taking to ending their own life due to failure of the mental health team, "a phone call" that's all people are offered that need the help, and as a relative to someone suffering mental health you know family better than a doctor does. This would be a great opportunity to save lifes.
I propose the law to allow a family members to legally have a relative sectioned under the mental health act.
I propose a minimum of 4 members to agree that the person needs detaining under the mental health act effectively immediately, this will allow the patient to be assessed by professionals and provide a safe environment and care toward that patient.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because it is already possible for someone's nearest relative to request that they be detained under the Mental Health Act.
You can find out more about the definition of "nearest relative" and the rights of a nearest relative here:
assets.nhs.uk/prod/documents/MH-CoP-Nearest-relative.pdf
You can find out who makes the decision here:
www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/mental-health-services/mental-health-act/
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