Petition · past parliament

Make it compulsory for schools to talk about mental health

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

It's said that 98% of teachers know a pupil that is self harming, and it is also said that children as young as FOUR years old are experiencing some kind of mental health problems.
If it is made compulsory that schools should discuss mental health in school, then I am confident that there will be a decrease in the amount of children having a mental health problem and discussing it with someone so they can fix their problem.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

14 Apr 2017 Petition opened for signatures
24 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Apr 2017

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