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Mental Health Act to cover severe substance use if life-threatening

Submitted by Anthony Fisher on Friday 27th February 2026

Published on Wednesday 8th April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 8th October 2026

Current Signatures: 152
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Capacity ~ Danger ~ Detention ~ Duty ~ Families ~ Gap ~ Law ~ mental health act ~ mentalhealth ~ Personality ~ risk ~ Severe ~ Substance ~ Threatened ~ Viewing

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 152 signatures in total, with signatories from 55 constituencies. That makes it the 802nd most popular open petition, and the 18,231st most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 13% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 14% (average).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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