Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, this year for Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May), the focus is on stress.
Research has shown that two thirds of us experience a mental health problem in our lifetimes, and stress is a key factor in this.
By tackling stress, we can go a long way to tackle mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, and, in some instances, self-harm and suicide.
This year’s campaign will look at how we can tackle stress and help improve our mental health.
Useful Links
Here are some web links which you may find useful.
- Mental Health Awareness Week: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week
- Dealing with stress in the workplace: http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=6062
- Workplace Anxiety & Work Related Anxiety: http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5880
- Managing staff experiencing mental ill health: http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=6064
- Mental health in the workplace: http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1900
- Mind, the mental health charity: https://www.mind.org.uk/
- NHS Choices: https://www.nhs.uk/livewell/mentalhealth/Pages/Mentalhealthhome.aspx
- List of mental health organisations: https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/what-are-mental-health-problems/mental-health-help-you/other-useful-organisations
- CIPD – Mental health in the workplace: https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/culture/well-being/mental-health-factsheet
If you have any other suggestions, please send your link in an email to pault@cumbriachamber.co.uk