Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Mandatory Mental Health Training for all educational and early years staff
Closed
138 signatures
What the petition asks
We ask the Government to make mental health training mandatory for all educational and early years staff from nursery schools through to universities. All staff in the education services should be trained to identify mental health issues, and also signpost students to relevant support networks.
A study by Harvard University in 2012 reported that the environment of learning of which a child develops needs to have a level of robust psychological and mental health awareness:
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Mandatory training should help aid early detection of poor mental health in children/adolescents and parents and carers. It can provide further opportunities for early intervention and support. Enabling confidence in people working directly with young people to be able to sign post to support services.
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Mandatory training should help aid early detection of poor mental health in children/adolescents and parents and carers. It can provide further opportunities for early intervention and support. Enabling confidence in people working directly with young people to be able to sign post to support services.
Timeline
| 20 Jul 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Feb 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
138
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
20 Jul 2022
Closed
3 Feb 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.