AS Mental Health Awareness Week (May 11-17) approaches, I would like to encourage readers to join us in taking action to support their mental wellbeing.

We have been running Mental Health Awareness Week for 25 years, helping to break the silence around mental health and promoting an openness which has improved people’s lives.

But awareness alone isn’t enough. This year, we’re focusing on Action because the small things we do each day can make a big difference to how we feel.

Whether that’s asking for support, taking time to do things that are good for your wellbeing, or checking in on someone else.

When we each take small steps, we build a sense of hope, connection and momentum.

Together, we can shape our workplaces, schools, and communities so that everyone feels supported.

And by showing what’s possible in our own lives, we can help push for the bigger societal and cultural changes needed to make good mental health a reality for all.

Visit mentalhealth.org.uk/action for information, resources and advice as we encourage you to take action for good mental health this Mental Health Awareness Week – for yourself, for someone else, for all of us. Alexa Knight Director of Policy and Influencing

Mental Health Foundation