The Mental Health Foundation is appealing to the Education Minister to leave relationship and sexual education standards alone.

Minister Erica Stanford says the Government plans to look into reviewing and replacing the Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) guidelines, which were last updated in 2020.

It's prompted an open letter signed by 175 schools, organisations and community groups - sent to Erica Stanford.

Foundation CEO Shaun Robinson says young people are experiencing high levels of mental distress.

"One of the things that they are saying very clearly that they want guidance about is - relationships, sexuality and identity."

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