Mental Health Articles

Voted for by the general public, the theme provides the perfect platform for everyone to continue - or start - campaigning for better mental health measures. This comes after the effect of Covid-19 on global mental health and the cracks this showed in the lack of support for wellbeing at government level. 

Secretary General of the WFMH says: ‘COVID 19 has shown that no nation was prepared for the associated mental health crisis and the effects of long Covid. We need a new compact for mental health.

‘We need to work with governments and other stakeholders to apply universal preventive measures that reduce the risk of mental ill-health. This includes the promotion of social inclusion policies, support and direct investment for vulnerable populations and investment in communities and young people to reduce crime.’ 

The importance of government intervention for better mental health services is becoming increasingly obvious. Here’s what you can do to help keep mental health on the government’s radar: 

Write to your MP:

If you write to your local member of parliament about your own experience with mental health services or how your loved one has been affected, you are helping to destigmatize mental health where it matters most. Although it might feel like this isn’t doing much, the more people that put pen to paper, the more inspired your MPs will be to talk about the importance of mental health on a national and local stage. 

You can find out who your MP is, and their address, here. 

Sign a petition:

There are loads of petitions that you can support that will improve everyone’s mental health. You might want to push for mandatory mental health training for all educational and early years staff or a public inquiry into mental health and suicide prevention. 

All petitions on the UK Government and Parliament site are audited and approved before being published. Then, at 10,000 signatures your petition gets a response from the government, at 100,000 signatures your petition on the UK Government and Parliament site will be considered for a debate in Parliament.

Make sure you’re campaign correctly with WFMH resources: 

This World Mental Health Day, the WFHM has published a toolkit for how we can all campaign for better mental health intervention properly. Although it might be too late to organise your own march, you still have time to post on socials and speak to friends. The PDF presentation sets out all of the key messaging so that you can get campaigning right! 

Download the toolkit. 

If you need extra support for your wellbeing, our mental health hub is always open. Our mywellbeing support programme is also jam-packed full of weekly advice too.