MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK (18 -24 May): KINDNESS
During this time of uncertainty, there is community, support and hope.
The added benefit of helping others is that it’s good for our own mental health. It can help reduce stress and improve emotional wellbeing – doing good, does you good!
There are lots of things we can do for others to inspire kindness in these exceptional times. Have a look here for some ideas: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/coronavirus/random-acts-kindness
What can you do?
1. Pick an idea
2. Take action
3. Let us know what you’ve been doing.
Email us at mentalhealth@beds.ac.uk
The Mental Wellbeing Team will post your acts of kindness on the blog we’ll be running during Mental Health Awareness Week (18-24 May).
Mark Rowland, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation, said: “Now more than ever, we need to re-discover kindness in our daily lives.
“We want to use Mental Health Awareness Week to celebrate the thousands of acts of kindness that are so important to our mental health.
“One thing we have seen all over the world is that kindness is prevailing in uncertain times, helping people to connect and communities to cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
“The research clearly supports this – it shows that acts of kindness can help improve emotional wellbeing. This is true whether we are giving or receiving it.”
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week/s