Petition · past parliament
Give more money to support youth mental health in schools.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
More money needs to be allocated towards youth mental health in schools. All UK school students need to have access to better counselling services in school and more support for pastoral teams. As reported on BBC news who were told by doctors and nurses that this is a mental health catastrophe.
This should create less of a waiting time for students to have access to counselling. Money will go towards all schools having developed pastoral teams that provide mental health support for students. The £79m the government are suggesting will not be enough to support students especially after the COVID-19 lockdowns where 83% said their mental health has suffered (YoungMinds survey).
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 which calls for the same action: Increase funding for mental health support in schools
Timeline
| 18 Mar 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Mar 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Mar 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.