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Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 12 to 18 May 2025, and this year we're celebrating the power and importance of community for our mental health.

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Stand up for our communities

This Mental Health Awareness Week we’re celebrating the ways that communities protect our mental health. But, our communities are in danger. Recent cuts to welfare are a disaster to the ability of communities to be spaces of safety, care, and support. We must fight for our communities.

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Information and guidance

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A-Z Topics

Find out more about specific mental health problems, and things that can have an effect on our mental health.
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How-to guides

In-depth how-to guides about a wide range of mental health problems, free to download and read.
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Looking after your mental health

We want everyone to live mentally healthy lives. Luckily, there is plenty of evidence for the things that can help.
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Supporting someone else with their mental health

You can do many things to help if someone you know is experiencing mental ill-health.
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For professionals

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Mental health statistics

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Resources for working with young people

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Our prevention mission

Prevention is about looking for the root causes of today's problems. Our work looks to address these issues through research, community work and influencing policy.

What we do
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Fundraise

Explore the range of active challenges available across the UK. Get fit and raise money for the Mental Health Foundation, at the same time.
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Donate

Your donation, however big or small, will help us achieve good mental health for all - not just for some.
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Participate

Our Personal Experience Network, OPEN, is a diverse online community of people who share their experience to inform what we do.
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Raise awareness for mental health by wearing the green ribbon or other Mental Health Foundation merchandise.
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