Introduce mental health education at schools to help prevent and protect

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

After suffering from anorexia myself, I believe education on mental health at school can not only protect vulnerable people to recognise problems earlier but prevent some cases which would stop it reaching to the extreme. This education can help break the stigma on mental health which is necessary

If I had had an education on mental health I would've recognised the signs of my illness and would have sought help earlier instead of being afraid due to the stigma surrounding it. I could've been prevented from reaching a critical underweight status. Education on mental illnesses such as eating disorders, schizophrenia and borderline personality disorders that are not very well known are just as important as ones such as depression which is widely known.

Why it was rejected

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

Make mental health awareness compulsory in the national curriculum

Timeline

7 Mar 2016	Petition opened for signatures
8 Mar 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Mar 2016

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