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Petition · past parliament

Make mental health education compulsory from primary school age.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Mental health education is severely lacking in the UK and we end up having to deal with the issues that arise rather than tackling the root causes one of which is a lack of education and knowledge.

Why it was rejected

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

Make mental health education compulsory in primary and secondary schools.

Timeline

13 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
21 Feb 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Feb 2017

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