Once A month Mental Health Educational Class for 14-16 Year Olds In Schools

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

With the social media world we live in, there has to be effective action for change. I believe a monthly meeting / term meeting on mental health should be a priority in schools and I believe it would help with inclusion. There isn’t enough communication around mental health and it is still taboo.

Due to suicide being one of the biggest killers in Males aged 25-40 this needs to be addressed at a young age to deliver coping mechanisms for young adults for their current and future life. This could be continued into Higher learning as well where it would be a continued support bubble.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government sets the national curriculum for schools, but how this is delivered and how schools meet the health, including mental health, needs of their students is a matter for individual schools, not the Government or House of Commons.

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Fund preventative mental health sessions in schools and workplaces: Fund preventative mental health sessions in schools and workplaces

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Make mental health awareness part of the national curriculum at all levels: Make mental health awareness part of the national curriculum at all levels

Fund a national awareness campaign for mental health in schools: Fund a national awareness campaign for mental health in schools

Timeline

17 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
24 Mar 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Mar 2021

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