This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government

Rejected petition Make it compulsory that mental health illnesses be taught within schools.

As a student at Secondary School, I was never taught about mental health illnesses, and how they affect people personally, and those that they love.
I feel it should be a subject that should be taught, hopefully combatting the high amount of suicides/attempted suicides/eating disorders, etc.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119426

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