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It's Mental Health Awareness Week

The theme this year is loneliness. Feeling lonely is something we can all experience at any point in our lives. It can make us feel isolated and have a negative impact on our wellbeing.

There are lots of simple things you can do to lift someone out of loneliness and in doing so, it might help you to feel less lonely too.

More about loneliness

Find out more about the steps you can take to help yourself and those around you, and where you can find further support.

Video: Lift someone out of loneliness

See simple things you can do to help someone who may be lonely.

Looking after your mental health

There are little things we can all do to help look after our mental health. Explore our website or take the Your Mind Plan quiz to get a personalised mental health action plan with practical tips.

Get Your Mind Plan

Answer 5 quick questions to get your free plan with tips to help you deal with stress and anxiety, improve your sleep, boost your mood and feel more in control.

Children and young people's mental health

Looking after a child's mental health

There are times when we all feel the strain. As parents and carers, there are ways we can support children and young people to give them the best chance to stay mentally healthy and help them cope with whatever further changes we all may face.

Self-care for young people

Taking steps to take care of our mental health is really important. It can help us to lead happy and healthy lives, and cope with life's challenges. Check out our self-care videos for loads of tips and techniques to help you do just that.

More ideas for your wellbeing

Kickstart your health

Physical and mental health go hand in hand. Loads of the things you do for your body will boost your mental wellbeing too – and Better Health has the tools, advice and support to help you.

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Helping someone else

Get tips and advice on helping others struggling with their mental health.

Ways you can help others

Urgent support

If you cannot wait to see a doctor and feel unable to cope or keep yourself safe, it's important to get support – services are still open during the coronavirus pandemic.

Get urgent support now

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