Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 18-24 May 2020 and is a chance for the UK to focus on mental health.  This year’s theme is on the importance of ‘kindness’ and looking out for each other.

The focus on kindness is a response to the coronavirus outbreak, which is having a big impact on people’s mental health and many people are finding things hard emotionally.

Some people have mental health conditions like depression or anxiety, which means they have feelings that won’t go away and which start to really affect day-to-day life.

Looking after ourselves – and others – has never been more important.

Mark Rowland, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, said: “We want to use Mental Health Awareness Week to celebrate the thousands of acts of kindness that are so important to our mental health. And we want to start a discussion on the kind of society we want to shape as we emerge from this pandemic.”

For more information on Mental Health Awareness Week, please visit: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week

Further support and advice is available here on how to get help with your mental health and wellbeing.