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Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

Whether you’re an individual or family, school or UCM, charity or business, there are plenty of ways for you to get involved.

Shining a spotlight on mental health

Each year, Mental Health Awareness Week is vital to us for increasing public understanding of mental health on our Island, and of the essential support and services we provide for children and young people.

The theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is Anxiety.

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15th – 21st May, 2023

An annual event hosted by the Mental Health Foundation.

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Why Anxiety?

Anxiety is an important human emotion but, in some circumstances, it can get out of hand and become a mental health problem.

A lot of different things can contribute to feelings of anxiety, including exams, relationships, a new job, a date or a big life change. It is also an emotion people frequently experience around money and not being
able to meet life’s basic needs.

Anxiety is also one of the most common mental health problems people face.

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According to the Mental Health Foundation, 25% of adults feel so anxious that it stops them from doing things some or all of the time.

Ways you can get involved

Take part in our Ramsey Sea Dip – Sunday 14th May

Join us and our amazing local community to support each other’s mental health through the powers of sea dipping. Kindly sponsored by Ramsey Crookall.

Join us for a Curry & Chaat – Friday 19th May

Socialising and connecting with others is great for our mental health – and what better way to do it than tucking in to a delicious curry with family, friends and colleagues!

Mental Health Training

A series of short courses about anxiety aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of the issue, and provide practical ways to prevent it from becoming a problem.

Parenting Anxious Children Workshop

A short 2-hour workshop on Saturday 20th May introducing childhood anxiety and how to support a child or young person.

Wear something green – Friday 19th May

Whether you’re in the office, school, or out and about. Show that you support removing the stigma surrounding mental health, by wearing something green on Friday 19th May. If you don’t have anything green, why not get one of our Green Heart Pin Badges?

Donate

We rely on the support of our community to continue providing mental health support and education, free of charge, for our Island’s children and young people – your donations make a real difference.

Resources

Download our full activities pack, or a poster, to get involved and promote Mental Health Awareness Week in your school, work, or community group.

Activities Pack
Activities Pack
MHAW Poster
MHAW Poster
Curry & Chaat Poster
Curry & Chaat Poster
Sea Dip Poster
Sea Dip Poster

Want to know more?

If you’d like to know more about Mental Health Awareness Week and how you can get involved, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We’re here to help and always love to hear from our supporters.


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