Category: Campaigns

We are all responsible for suicide prevention – as individuals and as a community
7th September 2022
Lourdes Colclough is Rethink Mental Illness’ Head of Suicide Prevention. She talks to us about the part we play in suicide prevention and demonstrates the power of the community to change and save lives.

Mental Health UK and ITN Productions Industry News launch co-production ‘Play Your Part’
17th May 2022
Mental Health UK has partnered with ITN Productions Industry News to produce Play Your Part, a digital news-style programme presented by Dr Sian Williams, highlighting how everyone has a role to play when it comes to the future of mental health.

Young workers twice as likely to feel lonely at work
10th May 2022
New research by Mental Health UK explores British workers’ experiences of loneliness in the workplace and how it can impact on our mental health.

Mental Health UK and Johnson & Johnson partner on campaign highlighting the link between smoking and poor mental health
29th April 2022
With 1 in 3 of all cigarettes smoked by someone living with a mental health condition, we’re on a mission to help communities and make quitting less of a stressful journey.

The impact of quitting smoking on my mental health
31st March 2022
Quitting smoking can provide benefits to mental health as well as physical health. The journey of quitting can be daunting and bring up feelings of anxiety and fear. We spoke to Kim who explained to us how she quit smoking, and the positive changes the move had on her mental health.

#DownTools: Mental Health UK & Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles partner on new campaign for better work-life balance across the nation
26th October 2021
With three quarters of workers now working beyond their contracted hours, our campaign encourages workers to ‘call it a day when the day is done’.

Plant a tulip and seed a conversation during Mental Health Awareness Week
7th May 2021
We’re teaming up with award-winning artist Paul Cummins MBE on a campaign to help the public to spring into action this Mental Health Awareness Week and create healthy dialogues around mental health in society.

Lloyds Bank and Mental Health UK work in partnership to support the nation’s mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic
14th May 2020
Lloyds Bank and Mental Health UK have launched a new campaign to support to customers who have been affected by the Covid-19 crisis. New TV, radio and social media adverts (from Thursday 14th May) highlight a shared commitment to be there for customers.

Majority of people living with mental illness say coronavirus pandemic has caused a deterioration in their mental health – first UK-wide online peer support service launched in response
27th April 2020
Eighty percent (80%) of people living with mental illness who responded to a survey by charity Rethink Mental Illness said that coronavirus and the measures to contain it have made their mental health worse, including 28% stating that it is “much worse”.
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