Building a movement for prevention in mental health : Building a movement for prevention in mental health
Our journey towards a more focused and ambitious plan for change - and an open invitation to join us in making it happen.
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Prioritising mental health this Pride month : Prioritising mental health this Pride month
/ LGBTQIA+
This blog reflects on the importance of pride month, especially given current contexts and explores the importance of LGBTQ+ mental health, both on an individual and community basis.
Mental health is not just for awareness weeks : Mental health is not just for awareness weeks
/ Prevention resources and tools
This blog explores the importance of continuing to look after our mental health and taking action for our own wellbeing, even after major campaigns like Mental Health Awareness Week have concluded.
Yes, Health Secretary, we do know what’s driving the mental health crisis : Yes, Health Secretary, we do know what’s driving the mental health crisis
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
The major drivers of rising distress are clear and obvious, as is the need for action to address them.
Taking action together : Taking action together
This year, Mental Health Awareness Week is encouraging people to take action for good mental health. Here, two members of the Diverse Experiences Advisory Panel (DEAP) talk about the transformative power of taking collective action to influence change.
Starting the conversation : Starting the conversation
Talking about mental health can sometimes feel like a big, daunting thing. Many of us worry about saying the wrong thing, making things worse, or not knowing how to help.
Have we reached peak mental health awareness? : Have we reached peak mental health awareness?
Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, Mark Rowland charts the progress we’ve made in raising awareness and understanding of mental health and asks, if we have reached peak awareness, what next?
Prioritising mental health at work : Prioritising mental health at work
/ Prevention resources and tools / Working lives
How one workplace moved from awareness to action on mental health and, over time, began to see real progress and results.
Our bold new recommendations for the proposed under-16s social media ban : Our bold new recommendations for the proposed under-16s social media ban
/ Online lives and digital well-being
Following a review of evidence and discussions with young people, experts, and bereaved parents to understand what a responsible, proportionate response should be to the proposed under-16s social media ban, we have set out our bold new recommendations restricting social media companies’ access to children, alongside increasing support for children’s wellbeing.
What is social prescribing? : What is social prescribing?
Discover how social prescribing connects people with community activities and non‑medical support to improve mental health, reduce loneliness and strengthen wellbeing.