E-7791 National Strategy for Neuropsychiatric Disorders Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7791 — National Strategy for Neuropsychiatric Disorders — with 23 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Kent MacDonald. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7791
Petition Details
- Status: Active — open for signatures
- Closing date: February 4, 2027
- Sponsor: Kent MacDonald (Cardigan)
- Category: Health
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 23
- Tracking started: October 7, 2026 — 2 data points recorded
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 7 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 5 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 4 signatures
- Alberta: 3 signatures
- British Columbia: 2 signatures
- Manitoba: 1 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 1 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| October 7, 2026 | 19 |
| October 7, 2026 | 23 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
• Infection-associated neuroinflammatory conditions, including Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS), cause sudden, severe neuropsychiatric deterioration in children following common infections;
• PANS and PANDAS are treatable medical conditions; however, early identification and prompt medical intervention are critical to prevent long-term neurological complications, chronic disability, and severe symptom escalation;
• Families across Canada face major care gaps and diagnostic delays due to a critical lack of standardized education across medical, mental health, and educational systems; and
• While healthcare delivery is provincially managed, federal leadership sets national health standards, funds medical research, and drives cross-jurisdictional clinical frameworks.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to:
1. Establish a National Strategy for Infection-Associated Neuropsychiatric Disorders to support early identification, standardized care, and equitable access to treatment nationwide;
2. Direct targeted research funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for clinical trials, biomarker discovery, and early intervention protocols; and
3. Partner with Health Canada and professional bodies to fund and mandate accredited Continuing Medical Education (CME) and training modules on post-infectious neuroinflammation for medical specialists (pediatric neurologists, psychiatrists, immunologists, rheumatologists, infectious disease, emergency), primary and allied health providers (family physicians, pediatricians, psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, OTs), and educational staff (school counselors and resource staff).
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