Toolkit
This year's online tookit continues to help you reach more communities and groups with practical ideas for exploring the theme. It has links to evidence that underpins the theme, book reviews and media tips.
The kit is your first step towards examining Mental Health Awareness Week and advancing your efforts towards making your mark for mental health!
Activities
Read all about it!
Recommended reading list on wellbeing
Recommended reading list on the 5 ways to wellbeing
Get Connected
Organisations and websites to help you link in with your community and support networks.
Ideas for youth
Tearaway article written by the Foundation for youth - with a competition attached!
Wellbeing Initiatives
National and international initiatives to inspire and connect to. Plus we have a wellbeing article focusing on the benefits of yoga, written by Brigitte Sistig.
Media Tips
One of the best ways to raise awareness and educate the public about mental illness is to use the media. This information sheet provides advice on writing a media release for your event or project, and a template press release.
Book Reviews
Read our reviews - there are 10 concise reviews, and one from the British Journal of Psychiatry, where you are bound to find something of value!
Evaluation Template
A survey template that you can adapt and use to evaluate the MHAW09 activities and projects that you run in your community. After MHAW 2009 has run we will also be doing our own survey - watch these pages!
