Mental Health Awareness Week 2026
England Lacrosse is this week supporting the annual Mental Health Awareness Week (11-17 May 2026) with a series of resources aimed at assisting clubs and teams around the country to focus on their members’/players’ mental health.
Mental Health Awareness Week is a week-long campaign that takes place every year in May and highlights the importance of good mental health, challenges stigma, and promotes practical actions people can take to support their own wellbeing.
It’s one of the most high-profile public health campaigns in the UK, reaching millions of people through media, workplaces, schools, and community events.
Organised by the Mental Health Foundation for the last twenty-five years, they are the only UK charity solely focused on preventing poor mental health and building and protecting good mental health; they research, develop, and campaign for new and more effective ways to support and protect people’s good mental health.
Around one in five adults in the UK have a common mental health condition such as anxiety and depression and this proportion is higher among young people aged 16-24.
Poor mental health is one of the biggest drivers of workplace absence with millions of workdays missed due to poor mental health.
With poor mental health affecting so many of us, even those who aren’t directly affected themselves are likely to know, love, work alongside, or care for someone who does.
There are lots of different ways to get involved in this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week such as:
Downloading the Mental Health Foundation’s resources and trying their tips to boost your mental wellbeing.
Join the Mental Health Foundation’s community on social media and tell them what good mental health means for you.
Help to turn the country green on Wear it Green Day (Thursday 14 May).
Become a workplace supporter or partner with the Mental Health Foundation.
Sign up to the Mental Health Foundation’s newsletter to keep up to date.
As well as all of the above, England Lacrosse has produced two documents to specifically help clubs and teams all over the country to prioritise their members’ mental wellbeing. Simply click the links below to download.
Keep an eye out during the week for more Mental Health Awareness Week content!