I've personally experienced the struggles and frustrations that come with our broken mental health system four times. Each crisis has left us exhausted, with follow-up care so poor that it feels as though our loved ones are falling through the cracks. Our mental health system is failing, not only my family but countless others. When a mental health crisis hits, it feels like being thrown into a chaotic storm where untrained staff either pass the responsibility around or tell us to "call an ambulance." This is not the solution we deserve. We called 4 ambulances throughout the day , only the last one did anything with a crisis team, but we  made sure we was there making sure they wasn't going any where without her. That is 3 ambulances  that could have been needed elsewhere, if they had done the job could see a person in crisis,  and  had the skills to understand and manage psychosis effectively it would be a different outcome. In the UK alone, around 1 in 100 people will experience psychosis in their lifetime, according to NHS statistics. But despite its prevalence, accessing immediate and qualified support continues to be a significant challenge.

The lack of proper mental health crisis response teams leaves seriously ill patients without the critical support they need. Families are thrust into invisible battles, advocating tirelessly just to access basic care and repeated experiences of neglect from mental health teams.

It's time to change this narrative and provide real, qualified support for those in need. We must prioritize training mental health professionals to create responsive crisis teams capable of immediate action. By doing so, we can alleviate the undue stress placed on families and provide the necessary care to patients. Let us stop leaving seriously ill patients behind and build a mental health system that truly supports them.

Join me in calling for urgent reform of our mental health crisis response. Please sign this petition to demand change and ensure that people experiencing psychosis receive the care and support they desperately need. We also need emergency warrants so if a person refuses entry and are putting themselves at risk, this will save lives. Walking away sometimes will lead to self harm and even death. The police can use section 17, but when I asked they said they don't like enforcing  it as if it is done wrong they can lose their jobs. So this then becomes their problem and not the person in crisis. We must support the police to use this it can save lives also.