Every 3 Minutes, a Life Is Lost. This Petition Could Save the Next One

More than 150 million Indians need mental health care. Only 30 million ever received it. That’s a staggering 80% treatment gap, a crisis that's not just emotional, but social and economic. The World Health Organization estimates India will lose USD 1.03 trillion by 2030 due to mental health-related productivity losses. This isn’t just about therapy or medication. It’s about basic understanding. It’s about teaching our children what anxiety feels like. Showing them that grief isn’t weakness. Helping them recognize when someone around them is silently suffering.

Right now, we don’t do that. Children are taught algebra before they’re taught how to ask for help. They're told to behave, but not how to process sadness or anger or confusion. Mental health is left out of the curriculum entirely—and in that omission, we fail our most vulnerable generation. India’s suicide rate is the highest in the world, with over 1.71 lakh lives lost annually. That’s 468 people every single day. Still, mental health remains buried under stigma, misinformation, and sheer neglect.

But something is changing. And that something is you.

WeDidIt Foundation, along with Middlemen Asia, is calling on the Supreme Court of India to mandate mental health education as a compulsory subject in schools starting from Class 1. This is more than a curriculum change. It’s a life-saving intervention.

If a child learns to understand their emotions, they grow into an adult who can manage conflict, recognize distress, seek support, and offer compassion. They don’t bottle it in until it breaks them. They don’t suffer in silence. Research supports this. 95% of crimes are linked to untreated mental health conditions. Imagine how many tragedies—suicides, violence, domestic abuse, even road rage—could be prevented if we caught these issues early, with education and empathy.

This petition aims to build a generation that is emotionally resilient, self-aware, and mentally equipped to navigate the pressures of life. And it starts with one signature. Yours.

Why You Should Sign Today

Because we’ve seen what happens when we don’t act. We’ve seen students take their lives after exam stress. We've watched farmers, artists, parents, and teenagers slip away because they didn’t know how to speak or whom to speak to. We’ve heard “they seemed fine just yesterday” far too often.

This petition isn’t just about classrooms. It’s about rewriting the future—with less shame, less fear, and a lot more empathy.

What You Can Do Right Now

1. Sign the Petition: It takes 10 seconds. But the ripple effect could last generations. Click here to sign.

2. Share It: Post it on your social media. Send it to your group chats. Tag your teachers, influencers, and friends.

3. Start Conversations: Ask your school or workplace about mental health. Read and share resources. Normalize asking “how are you really doing?”

Let’s make sure the next generation of children knows what we were never taught—that it’s okay to not be okay. And more importantly, that help is always within reach.

Don’t wait for another tragedy to hit the headlines.

Sign the petition. Speak up. Be part of the revolution.