Fund training & trauma assessments post discharge from mental health units

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closedDepartment of Health and Social CareOpened 17 March 2025Closed 17 September 2025

Background

We want the Government to limit the trauma following inpatient admissions to mental health units. We want to prevent people admitted as inpatients from dying from suicide. We want there to be a mandatory trauma assessment post-discharge from a long-term mental health admission.

Additional details

This could ensure the correct support is given in the community and prevent readmission and the inability to cope with life following admissions. We also want there to be a mandatory training programme for all mental health unit staff - coproduced with lived experience experts, to ensure that correct care is given and less abuse is experienced. We want to reduce the number of deaths from suicide of people within units and post admission.

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Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 712944.