Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Fund preventative mental health sessions in schools and workplaces
Closed
1,059 signatures
What the petition asks
Mental health charities have raised concerns that the number of people with mental health problems is increasing. This figure could grow further mid/post pandemic. The Government should fund sessions to help prevent people suffering from mental health problems.
Everyone has mental health, but there are no programmes in place to proactively prevent mental health issues from developing in the first place. As with stopping people smoking cultural narratives and values need to change. Current approaches are too focused on supporting people once they have issues – reactive.
The most common mental health problems are anxiety, stress and depression. We can learn the skills to manage the causes of these if taught. Protect the NHS by funding Mental Health Sessions, Seminars, Training Courses in schools and workplaces.
The most common mental health problems are anxiety, stress and depression. We can learn the skills to manage the causes of these if taught. Protect the NHS by funding Mental Health Sessions, Seminars, Training Courses in schools and workplaces.
Timeline
| 10 Dec 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Jun 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,059
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
10 Dec 2020
Closed
10 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.