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 other organisations include:-

 

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

https://www.thecalmzone.net/

 

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.