The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises World Mental Health Day on 10th October every year. For over 70 years the WHO has been working hard to make sure that mental health is treated with the same importance as physical health. Mental health problems can exist in all aspects of our lives and can affect anyone at any time so it is vital that we do as much as possible to prevent mental ill-health as individuals and as a society. World Mental Health Day is also a chance to talk about mental health in general, how we need to look after it, and how important it is to talk about things and get help if you are struggling.

Where can I read more? You can read more about World Mental Health Day here.

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Mind are providing resources for World Mental Health Day. To find out more about this years campaign, you can visit the website here.

Mind also has an ‘Information for young people aged 11-18’ section where you can access information, support and resources, link here.

Mentally Healthy Schools has created two toolkits of resources for primary and secondary/FE settings, full of World Mental Health Day activities for whole classes, small groups or individual pupils. You can download the toolkits here.

For information, advice and support, you can visit the Rethink website here.

To support young people and promote the importance of mental wellbeing, BBC Teach have created a collection of resources for use with both primary and secondary pupils. You can access the resources here.