Specialist teachers to support children with mental health problems in schools

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

I’d like a specialist teacher training program in place in every secondary school on how to deal with mental health so as not to treat them just like a naughty kid or a specialist teacher working alongside the main teacher to focus on helping and guiding the children who are struggling

I have witnessed first hand the ongoing struggles through my stepdaughter, she suffers with anxiety, depression , and over thinking, she is under the doctor and Camhs , but there is no understanding from the school even though they have received all the paperwork regarding her condition, and instead they issue detentions most days for things she can’t control which again heightens her emotional state , for a teacher untrained in mental health it’s easier to send a kid out of class , as proved

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Mandatory Mental Health Training for all educational and early years staff: Mandatory Mental Health Training for all educational and early years staff

Provide funding for mental wellbeing staff for children in schools and college: Provide funding for mental wellbeing staff for children in schools and college

Require all secondary schools and colleges to have a full-time counsellor: Require all secondary schools and colleges to have a full-time counsellor

Timeline

5 Jan 2023	Petition opened for signatures
10 Jan 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 10 Jan 2023

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