Submitted on Saturday 15th March 2025
Rejected on Tuesday 15th April 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Acknowledge the impact of ADHD on welfare costs and prison systems and fix it.
Declare a healthcare emergency with a view to fixing access to ADHD referrals and accessibility to needed medication. This is a societal priority and imperative to the government's work to reducing welfare claims and reducing prison population. The government need to prioritise access to diagnosis.
The failure to address unacceptable waits for ADHD assessments and subsequent medication therapy impacts society and individuals
Research has shown that 50% of neurodivergent individuals have to take time off work due to their condition. An inability to be able to access medication is forcing people in to long term sickness.
In addition, 25% of the adult prison population are estimated to meet ADHD diagnosis criteria. Failing to address the ADHD crisis is causing avoidable societal strains.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700033
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