Mental health awareness week 2018

Prospect's resources for mental health awareness week

This year’s mental health awareness week, from 14-18 May, focuses on stress – a major contributor to mental ill health.



An eraser rubs out the word stress on a blackboard

At any one time, one in six employees will have a mental health condition. In many cases, the ill health will be either caused, or made worse, by work.

This year’s mental health awareness week, from 14-18 May, focuses on stress – a major contributor to mental ill health.

The Mental Health Foundation, which is spearheading the event in the UK, says that by tackling stress, we can go a long way to tackling mental health problems.

Read about why research carried out one hundred years ago has surprising relevance in today’s battle against workplace stress.

As we explored in April, official figures show that work-related stress is at a record high, though the burden may well be even greater. Mental health awareness week is another opportunity to highlight the impact that work can have on our mental health.

To help, we’ve drawn together a range of resources: