Mental Health Awareness Week – Loneliness 9-15 May 2022
Mental Health Awareness Week is an annual event hosted by the Mental Health Foundation - https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/news/mental-health-foundation-announces-loneliness-theme-mental-health-awareness-week-2022 when there is an opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health. The Mental Health Foundation started the event 21 years ago.
Each year the Foundation continues to set the theme which this year is loneliness.
Why loneliness?
Loneliness is affecting more and more of us in the UK and has had a huge impact on our physical and mental health during the pandemic. Our connection to other people and our community is fundamental to protecting our mental health, and we need to find better ways of tackling the epidemic of loneliness. We can all play a part in this.
- Resources from the Mental Health Foundation - https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/resources
Resources from other organisations include:-
- Campaign to End Loneliness - https://www.campaigntoendloneliness.org/
- MIND - https://www.mind.org.uk/get-involved/mental-health-awareness-week/
- Hull and East Yorkshire MIND - https://www.heymind.org.uk/MHAW/
- Mental Health UK - https://mentalhealth-uk.org/get-involved/mental-health-awareness-days/mental-health-awareness-week/
- NHS online – Addressing Loneliness in older people https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/loneliness-in-older-people/
- North Yorkshire - https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/news/article/socialise-over-cuppa-your-library-during-mental-health-week
- West Yorkshire Suicide Prevention - https://suicidepreventionwestyorkshire.co.uk/news-and-blogs/news/kooth-mental-health-awareness-week-events
- CYP – Twinkl - https://www.twinkl.co.uk/event/mental-health-awareness-week-2022
- CYP – Mentally Healthy Schools (in conjunction with the Anna Freud National Centre - https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/resources/mental-health-awareness-days-a-2022-guide-for-schools/
- Leeds Autism Services - https://www.leedsautism.org.uk/news/mental-health-awareness-week-2022
- Marmalade Trust (Loneliness Charity) - Marmalade Trust | Loneliness Charity | Based in Bristol, England
- Every Mind Matters - https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/lifes-challenges/loneliness/
- Care England - https://www.careengland.org.uk/mental-health-awareness-week
- Red Cross Action on Loneliness - https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/action-on-loneliness
- Young Minds - How To Cope With Loneliness | Mental Health Advice | YoungMinds
- Rethink - https://www.rethink.org/
- BBC TV, Radio and Digital - https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/mental-health-awareness-week
Men and Mental Health
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/mens-mental-health
https://giveusashout.org/latest/seeking-mens-mental-health-support/
https://uk.movember.com/mens-health/mental-health
Men’s Mental Health Week 13-19 June 2022 https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/mhw
Accessing Mental Health Services https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/
The BBC are also planning a number of programmes this week, some of which may be of particular interest to young people - https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/mental-health-awareness-week?msclkid=68d96bedcf7911ecb042b9ed4923b894
NHS - 5 steps to mental wellbeing
And finally, last week was Maternal Mental Health week.
- Please the blog, linked below, written by Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, Chief Midwifery Officer in England - NHS England » Bringing awareness to maternal mental health