Petition · past parliament

help make a change to students mental health.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

A lot of children suffer with bad mental health, especially during school years and there should not be a stigma around it.
the government have the most power to change something and statistics show that 50% of mental health problems are established by the age of 14.

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:

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

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

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

Require schools teach about 'stigmatization' in primary school: Require schools teach about 'stigmatization' in primary school

As part of relationships education schools are also required to teach students about mental wellbeing. You can read the relationships education curriculum here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1090195/Relationships_Education_RSE_and_Health_Education.pdf

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

9 Jan 2023 Petition opened for signatures
12 Jan 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Jan 2023

Follow this petition

Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.

Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.