Wait … WHAT?!

Yeah you read correctly.

We asked 55 recent school graduates where they learnt the majority of the their mental health education … the top answer …

Google.

20% said from their parents.

20% said from their friends.

Only 7% said from their school or teachers

IS THIS A JOKE?

Our survey doesn’t seem to think so.

Respondents said that the majority of their PDHPE lessons were dedicated to sport or physical activity (44%). Only 11% said the majority was focused on health education (i.e. sexual, mental, nutrition).

Alarmingly the majority (37%) said they “maybe had 1” lesson fully dedicated to mental health education.

CURRICULUM IT’S TIME TO PULL YOUR FINGER OUT

It’s not all bad news though …

77% said they would have liked to learn more about mental health in school



83% said they considered learning about mental health as ‘extremely important’

…and most impressively (thank god!)

91% said that learning about mental health in high school would have allowed them to better cope with & support their family, friends and peers suffering from mental illness.

Our students are keen so why aren’t we doing more?

We need to push for more mental health education in schools!

Students WANT to support their peers – suffering or not ….

THESE ARE REAL VOICES ADVOCATING FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Let’s rally together!

It’s always ok not to be ok.

Let’s get it done!

ButterGuys