Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 18-24 May 2020.
The theme this year is kindness - one thing that we have seen all over the world is that kindness is prevailing in uncertain times.
We have learnt that amid the fear, there is also community, support and hope.
The added benefit of helping others is that it is good for our own mental health and wellbeing. It can help reduce stress and improve your emotional wellbeing.
Beyond ourselves, the Mental Health Foundation's report reveals how inequality is rising in our society and its harmful effects on our health.
Life expectancy is falling for the poorest for the first time in 100 years. As child poverty rises, children and young people in the poorest parts of our country are two to three times more likely to experience poor mental health than those in the richest.
After the 2008 credit crunch, it was the most vulnerable in our communities who experienced the severest consequences of austerity, with devastating effects on their mental and physical health. This not the hallmark of a kind society.
We must not make the same mistakes after this pandemic.
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Download the graphics for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and share with your friends and family.
Share our #SalfordStories Wellbeing Timetable - packed with activities to support your wellbeing.
During the week, you can also carry out or reflect on an act of kindness. Take a photo or video (with permission!) and use the hashtags:
#KindnessMatters
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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