This petition was submitted during the 2020-2024 Conservative government
Rejected petition help make a change to students mental health.
A lot of children suffer with bad mental health, especially during school years and there should not be a stigma around it.
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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.
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Provide funding for mental wellbeing staff for children in schools and college: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/628202
Mandatory Mental Health Training for all educational and early years staff: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/620295
Require all secondary schools and colleges to have a full-time counsellor: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/630482
Require schools teach about 'stigmatization' in primary school: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/618709
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/
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