Management Information Sheet

Mental Health Awareness Week is an opportunity for everyone to focus on achieving good mental health. The theme for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week is loneliness. Loneliness is something we can all experience from time to time, and it is different for everyone.

A YouGov poll (2019) of 13-19-year-olds found 69% said they felt alone "often" or "sometimes" and 59% feel like they "often" or "sometimes have no one to talk to". Supporting young people in recognising when they are feeling lonely, understanding their thoughts and feelings, and identifying the supportive connections they have, is important.

Please see our range of courses and resources to help you promote MHWB in your schools:

• Family Wellbeing Café Webinar: Primary 23.06.22, 15.45 - 17.00
  • Supporting primary schools to offer wellbeing cafes to families to promote and support emotional health and wellbeing and signpost families to trusted sources of support and guidance to get help with their wellbeing.
• Mental Health and Wellbeing (MHWB) Network Meeting 30.06.22 , 15.45 - 17.00
  • Identifying need, developing and monitoring interventions - This session will provide your school with practical evidence-based resources and illustrative examples of good practice, helping you make a meaningful difference for pupils within your school.
• Wellbeing in Education CPD webinars, resources and guidance to support a whole school approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing.

Here are some links to national resources that may also be of interest:

• Kooth Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 and loneliness support brochure for children and young people
• Anna Freud resources for Mental Health Awareness Week in collaboration with Drumathon LIVE: Making music as self-care