Get involved and show your appreciation this Mental Health Awareness Week

Did you know that between the 9 and 15 May it is Mental Health Awareness Week?

The week, hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, is an annual event which offers an opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health.

This theme of this year’s campaign is loneliness and raising awareness of the impact it has on our mental wellbeing.

And in Wolverhampton, we want to focus on how appreciating each other can help improve loneliness and help children and young people achieve better mental health by showing appreciation for those around them.

During the week, HeadStart Wolverhampton will be sharing ways of how we can appreciate each other on #YES Appreciation Day, which will take place on 11 May.

#YES Appreciation Day, which first took place in 2021, is a fantastic opportunity for children, young people, families, schools, community groups and professionals to get involved and share their ideas on how we can appreciate each other – especially our peers.

Getting involved is easy. We want everybody to get creative by showing their appreciation in any way they want. This could be through video, photos, drawings, paintings or through any other creative means.

As well as raising awareness of loneliness and how we can better appreciate each other, we want to feature as much creative work as possible on HeadStart Wolverhampton’s social media pages - @HeadStartFM on Facebook and Twitter - on #YES Appreciation Day itself. All you need to do is send your submissions to #yes@wolverhampton.gov.uk by Friday 6 May.

You can also get involved on the day by sharing appreciation posts on social media using the hashtag #YESAppreciationDay.

To find out more about Mental Health Awareness Week, please click here.