Over 80 students die from suicide at UK universities every year, yes every year. That is on average one death every 4 to 5 days. Student deaths from suicide at UK universities far exceed deaths resulting from many horrific events. Why hasn’t there been a government debate/public inquiry to learn lessons and prevent future deaths?
Every suicide leaves behind a grieving family. We are one such family. We lost a loving son to suicide at a UK university four years ago. A death that could have been prevented.
Children in school are protected by a legal duty of care. So is everyone in the workplace. Yet, students at a university are not. WHY NOT? Where is the parity in their care? Do we not owe them the same legal duty of care as everyone else?
Bereaved parents have formed a group called Lived Experience for Action Right Now (The LEARN Network). We are calling on the UK government to debate and create a statutory Duty of Care for university students.
Sign our petition and support us in reaching our target of 100,00 signatures so this is debated in parliament, and a statute put in place on Duty of Care for university students. ACT NOW, SAVE LIVES. Please sign and pass the details to family and friends.
Petition: www.thelearnnetwork.org.uk/statute-for-student-safety.html