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To: The government
More education on mental health needs to be provided for teenagers
The government needs to invest more funding for mental health in schools across Northern Ireland. Instead of funding going to uncessesary causes. Education is the key to success and I think that teenagers need to be more aware of how to treat mental health for example where to go and how to react when someone tells you they are suicidle.
Why is this important?
It is majorly important as suicide and other issues regarding mental health has effected each and everyone of us in some way. Suicide rates are increasing, self harm is becoming normal especially among teenagers. As a teenager myself who has seen the effects mental health has on others, I strongly feel that funding is needed. In this day and age a lot of young people feel like there is little or no help out there and I feel that education from young age will help teenagers to take care of their mental health and in turn, prevent things such as depression and suicide.
