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Fund increased healthcare provision for OCD sufferers

Submitted by Michelle Arthur on Tuesday 8th August 2023

Published on Monday 4th September 2023

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 4th March 2024

Signatures: 116

Petition Action

Fund increased healthcare provision for OCD sufferers

Petition Details

The UK has only one 24-hour care facility nationally, providing 10 beds for both Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder patients.

https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/documents/related-documents/our-services/334-ocd-referrers-guide/file

Additional Information

Around three quarters of a million people are thought to be living with severe, life impacting and debilitating OCD here in the UK.

https://www.ocduk.org/ocd/

Studies have found that rates of suicide attempts in OCD could be as high as 27% and are successful in up to 1.4%.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/resolving-the-discrepancies-of-suicide-risk-in-obsessivecompulsive-patients-a-review-of-incidence-rates-and-risk-factors-of-suicide-and-suicide-attempts-in-ocd/B07F6BA120B93572B83C3C8B5A744120

My son is another suicide statistic for 2023. Please look after your loved ones and help fight for adequate care.


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