Add more mental health awareness to the school curriculum

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

We would like a revolution in mental health education in schools. 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem at some point in their lifetime yet despite this mental health problems are still massively understood and so we would like children in schools to be better educated on the matter.

I myself and many others that I know have experienced a mental health issue and yet haven't felt accepted or got the support that we need both due to the misunderstanding of mental health by ourselves and others. Therefore we believe that if people are better educated on mental health then we can change the way it is viewed in this country thus changing people's lives for the better.

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 a similar action: Make Health Education a compulsory separate subject in all schools.

If you're concerned about yourself or a loved one, you can find out how you can get help from a mental health charity or organisation here: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/nhs-voluntary-charity-services/charity-and-voluntary-services/get-help-from-mental-health-helplines/

Timeline

25 Apr 2022	Petition opened for signatures
28 Apr 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Apr 2022

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