Petition · past parliament
Mental health and life issue coping strategies to be compulsorily taught
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Mental health; a topic never addressed. Every child deserves the chance to receive emotional guidance. No matter who you are or where you come from mental health can affect you, however receiving this compulsorily means children receive this guidance without feeling its victimising them individually
As the NHS begins to fail, tackling mental health at a young age and teaching children healthy coping mechanisms would reduce the need for professional help, later in their adulthood, putting less strain on the NHS system in the future. The usual cupcake sales are not going to save lives. A new approach within the early agents of socialisation need to be taken, the most effective being through compulsory education.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 6 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.