The petition on the UK government petitions website reached more than 103,000 signatures despite the cut off deadline being brought forward to May 3 because of the snap General Election.
The push is part of the Headucation UK campaign, which is being led by mental health charity the Shaw Mind Foundation. The petition calls for both primary and secondary schools to be required to provide mental health education.
It points to research showing that one in 10 children and young people aged five to 16 suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder – around three children in every class – and that more than half of all adults with mental health problems were diagnosed in childhood.
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