Rejected petition Include Self Awareness & Mental Health into the UK Curriculum as a subject

Include in the school curriculum Mental Health as a learning subject.Emotional Regulation learning supporting individuals in later life, when experiencing a period of low Mental Health or identifying programmed Trauma behaviours that could harm.This could prevent Trans-generational Trauma occurring.

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Designed to equipt each child with knowledge around Mental Health, their own and members of their family who may suffer.
An example of this in action is in Scotland and can be read here :
https://education.gov.scot/improvement/learning-resources/compassionate-and-connected-classroom
Lets swim up stream to create learning & awareness instead of drowning in the
Overwhelm Pool and not being able to support once things have gone wrong. It might reduce MH support referrals & save funding.

Some science behind the need :

https://46y5eh11fhgw3ve3ytpwxt9r-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/Establishing-a-Level-Foundation-for-Life-Mental-Health-Begins-in-Early-Childhood.pdf

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

Make ‘Mental Health Studies’ a separate subject in the National Curriculum: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/617834

Make Mental Health and Well-being a mandatory subject for GCSE students: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/607074

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Date submitted 28 June 2022
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