Petition · past parliament

Teach about Mental Health in Schools

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

My aim is to get primary schools to teach about the different variety of mental Health conditions including OCD, Bipolar, PTSD, Tourettes and Schizophrenia and the many other mental illness subtypes
I think it is important for young people to learn and become educated about there own mental health but also the different challenges others face in order to create a better understanding of these complex mental heath issues

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Make mental health awareness part of the national curriculum at all levels

Timeline

13 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
20 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Jan 2021

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