Petition · past parliament

Provide more and better quality mental health education in schools.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Not enough young people are informed about mental health, despite the fact that 16 million of people in the UK suffer from one. Over half of young people feel they would be excluded and isolated for their mental illness and so, we need more inclusive education to help all children be aware.
Only 6% of UK health research spending goes on mental health. The quality of life and treatment is not improving for those suffering from them; there should at least be education available to young people so they may understand one another.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

15 Nov 2017 Petition opened for signatures
16 Nov 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Nov 2017

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