Petition · past parliament

Children to be educated about mental health in schools

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Mental health has become one of the biggest killers. I feel children need to be educated more about mental health to know that they are not alone and that help is out there for people suffering. Children should know about different emotions and how to deal with them.
In the society we live in today, children need to be taught that taking about their feelings is ok. Good mental health is fundamental to be able to thrive in life. If we’re not tackling I feel children need to be educated more about mental health to know that they are not alone and that help is out there for people suffering. Children should know about different emotions and how health problems early, then we risk failing the next generation right at the start of their lives. More and more school children are struggling to cope with their mental health. There are rising rates of depression, anxiety and self-harm in children and young people.
Let’s put a stop to this and let children know it’s okay not to be okay.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

9 Jun 2019 Petition opened for signatures
3 Jul 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Jul 2019

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