e-2772 (Health)
- Keywords
- Helpline services
- Mental health
- Suicides
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- As of 2022, US citizens will be able to call 988 to receive help for a mental health crisis;
- This is supposed to save lives by giving a shorter, easier to remember the suicide hotline;
- Canada’s current suicide hotline is 10 digits long;
- This can be long and hard to remember, especially in the time of a crisis;
- 911 receives thousands of calls every day for mental health emergencies even though they are not the most equipped to handle a mental health crisis;
- With a 3 digit mental health emergency line hopefully less calls will be made to 911 about individuals in crisis;
- Every year, several individuals are murdered or injured after police are called for a mental health crisis, this risk is especially high for those who are BIPOC; and
- My hope is this new number will be more widely known and memorized and we can help redirect mental health help towards mental health professionals and away from police.
- Open for signature
- November 27, 2020, at 4:08 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- March 27, 2021, at 4:08 p.m. (EDT)
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 120 |
British Columbia | 228 |
Manitoba | 82 |
New Brunswick | 29 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 5 |
Northwest Territories | 1 |
Nova Scotia | 18 |
Nunavut | 1 |
Ontario | 688 |
Prince Edward Island | 4 |
Quebec | 82 |
Saskatchewan | 36 |
Yukon | 2 |