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flag Scotland rejects petition for mandatory mental health education as youth suicide rates rise.

flag Scotland's youth suicide crisis continues to worsen, with 26% of young people's deaths linked to probable suicide, prompting urgent calls for mandatory mental health education in schools. flag Despite widespread support, a petition urging the Scottish government to implement suicide prevention training for students and teachers was rejected by Holyrood’s Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee. flag Young MSPs and grieving parents, including advocates who succeeded in England, say decision-makers are ignoring youth voices and failing to act. flag They cite pandemic fallout, social media, and bullying as key factors, warning that inaction risks more preventable deaths. flag While England plans to make such education compulsory next year, Scotland has not followed, deepening concerns over a growing policy gap.

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