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Petition · past parliament

Start educating Mental Heath such as anxiety, depression ect within High Schools

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

I think it is so important to educate people about Mental Heath issues as more and more people are being diagnosed with Anxiety, Deppression, OCD ect. I feel Ut should be taugh in schools so pupils can understand about these issues.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Mar 2016

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