This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Make it compulsory that mental health illnesses be taught within schools.
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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.
Why was this petition rejected?
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119426
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