Submitted by Jason Rossiter on Sunday 22nd March 2026
Published on Monday 27th April 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Tuesday 27th October 2026
Current Signatures: 34
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Awareness ~ Cost ~ crisis ~ Danger ~ Emergency ~ emergency services ~ Fractured ~ Frontline ~ health crisis ~ knowledge ~ Mandate ~ Mandatory ~ mentalhealth ~ Staff ~ training
Mandate frontline emergency service staff training on mental health crises
Mandate mandatory training for all frontline emergency service staff to recognise and handle mental crisis situations, especially if someone is in immediate danger. This training should include training on mental health awareness.
We believe there is currently a very fractured and scattered knowledge amongst emergency service staff regarding handling mental health crisis situations, and very often, the emergency services are the first people somebody sees or talks to when they or somebody they care about is in a mental health crisis. This fractured knowledge could cost lives. By ensuring all staff are trained properly, they could potentially save many more lives.
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