Mental Health Awareness Week 2024

Wellbeing

Moving more for our mental health

The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is ‘Movement: Moving more for our mental health’.

Taking breaks to exercise or get outside for a walk can significantly lower stress, boost our mood and nurture our wellbeing.

According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in 2022/23 in the UK:

875,000 people were suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety, equating to around half of all reported workplace issues
338,000 people had suffered a new case of work-related stress, depression or anxiety
Over 17 million working days were lost to work-related stress, depression or anxiety.

At IIRSM, we recognise that mental health is as important as physical health and we have a wealth of resources on a variety of ways to improve mental health and reduce the stigma surrounding it for you and your teams.

For Mental Health Awareness Week, take a look at some of our mental health and wellbeing resources:

Personal resilience, stress and mental health

The link between safety, wellbeing and mental health

Protecting your mental health and dealing with burnout

How to address mental health risk in your management system

Do we need a wellbeing strategy?

Practical steps to implementing a wellbeing strategy

Mental health and wellbeing

Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace

Mental health awareness webinar

Managing psychological health, safety and wellbeing in the workplace

Managing stress risks