About this event
The official theme of Mental Health Week is loneliness. Loneliness affects many of us at one time or another. We know that loneliness can be both the driver for and a product of poor mental health.
Our society is changing fast. The pandemic has given rise to a sense of loneliness and isolation undermining confidence in daily routines. In recent times, many of us have had far less access to loved ones. Tech is enabling healthcare professionals to see more patients without the need to travel, but on the flip side of the coin, convenience and cost efficiencies are driving more and more activities online. Our workplaces are also changing. With many adapting to home and hybrid working, we need to embrace this change while building and maintaining meaningful connections with our colleagues.
Mentalhealth.org.uk are asking people and organisations alike to consider their ‘unique contribution’ in tackling loneliness, isolation and the barriers to connection. They need you to:
Raise awareness – Help people to understand links between loneliness and poor mental health, and actively check in on those around you at work and in your communities.
Invite conversations – Use their advice, information, and conversation starters, and foster conversations about mental health.
Volunteer your time – Give back some of your time – either by helping their service users to get online or by helping them to moderate and keep users safe.
Ask others to act – Raise these issues within your community and encourage more people to act.
