To: Nicola Sturgeon
Teach School Children About Mental Health in Greater Detail
I would like for mental health to be taught in greater detail at school, such as teaching children why they feel a certain way, why its ok, how they can deal with their issues and who they can speak to.
Why is this important?
Not understanding mental health and why you feel a certain way can have a huge affect later on in life as people will bottle up their feelings without dealing with them. This can lead to people having severe mental health issues which could have been avoided if they understood their feelings better. Some statistics that demonstrate this are: 9% of men and 5% of women have no one to rely on for emotional support, 50% of men and 40% of women feel uncomfortable talking about emotion and 52% of men and 42% of women are uncomfortable opening up.
