Mental Health education & support in all schools and colleges across the UK.

To introduce mindfulness classes to all primary schools and be made part of the national curriculum. To also introduce fully qualified counsellors in all high schools and colleges. Reports show the pandemic is having a massive impact on our children’s mental health, they need our support now!

This petition was rejected on 3rd Nov 2020 as it duplicates an existing petition

The Petition Committee commented:
You may wish to sign some of these petitions: Add mindfulness, meditation, morality and ethics to the national curriculum: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554313 Require all schools to offer regular counselling to students: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/328361 Make mental health and wellbeing checks compulsory in all levels of education: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331616 Fund free Mental Health First Aider training for 1 adult in every school: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/548425

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Half of adult mental health issues develop before the age of 14 so early intervention support and education are crucial. To see mindfulness classes across all primary schools in England to be made part of the national curriculum as this early educational intervention will have a profound and positive impact on our children’s mental health in the long term. The pandemic is having a massive impact on our children’s mental health support is needed now and not in a few years time when it’s too late.