Petition · past parliament

Mental health issues made compulsory to be taught in schools across the uk.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

I found it hard to tell anyone about my mental health issue because I knew this sensitive subject had not been taught in schools. This had led me to feeling more alone and depressed. This is a vicious cycle that will continue unless we demand it to be compulsory in the national cariculom.
"1 in 10 children and young people aged 5 - 16 suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder" Would this number change if we made it compulsory to the national cariculom to teach about these Mental health issue?

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

26 Feb 2016 Petition opened for signatures
29 Feb 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Feb 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.