Rejected petition Make teaching and raise awareness about mental illness compulsory in schools

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We would like the government to introduce mental illness' as a compulsory topic on the curriculum for secondary schools. This would include all forms of illness' and disorders, for example eating disorders, schizophrenia, social anxiety, and depression. As part of the lessons ways of giving/finding support would be demonstrated.

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Date submitted 26 August 2014
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