Celebrating World Mental Health 2025 in Schools
World Mental Health Day, observed annually on October 10th, is an important reminder of the significance of mental well-being in all sectors, including education. This year the theme is “Access to Services: Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies,” and highlights the urgent need to ensure mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) reaches people affected by conflict, disaster, and displacement. In 2025, this call is more pressing than ever as humanitarian needs continue to rise worldwide.
This theme also highlights the importance of people being able to protect their mental health in times of global instability. Repeated exposure to news coverage of conflicts can impact our mental health so the Mental Health Foundation have put together some useful guidance on managing feelings of overwhelm and suggestions on how to manage our news consumption in a healthy way.
Supporting and educating our students
Constantly hearing news about crises and conflicts can be very unsettling for children and young people and World Mental Health Day provides an opportunity for schools to revisit the work they are doing to teach pupils how to look after their mental health, with a particular focus on lessons related to managing big feelings, dealing with worries and anxieties and recognising what they can and can not control.
The Mentally Healthy Schools website provides a wide range of classroom resources and guidance to support mental health in schools and some specific ideas for selfcare including:
- Relaxation techniques
- Mindful colouring
- Making a Happy / Hope box
- Goal setting
- Being outside
Get Involved This World Mental Health Day
- Host a Tea & Talk event to encourage open conversations. [www.mental...lth.org.uk]
- Use assemblies to explore this year’s theme and share resources from Mind and Mental Health UK. www.mind.org.uk, mentalhealth-uk.org
- Download free toolkits for students and staff from Mentally Healthy Schools.
The theme for World Mental Health Day changes each year, but the goal remains the same: to make mental health a priority and ensure everyone feels safe, heard, and supported and for schools this means fostering a mentally healthy environment for everyone.
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