Mental Health Awareness Week

MENTAL HEALTH MINUTE The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are just two of the many voices appearing on this year’s Mental Health Minute. The feature, broadcast on most UK radio stations simultaneously at 10.59am today (Monday), also features England captain Harry Kane, singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, actor David Tennant and heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. This year, it will be also be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 for the first time.

Newsround - Mental Health Awareness Week 2020: The importance of being kind Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 is a chance for the UK to focus on mental health. This year's theme is kindness, with the week running from 18 - 24 May. The focus on kindness is a response to the coronavirus outbreak, which is having a big impact on people's mental health. Some people have mental health conditions like depression or anxiety, which means they have feelings that won't go away and which start to really affect day-to-day life. Mark Rowland, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, said: "We want to use Mental Health Awareness Week to celebrate the thousands of acts of kindness that are so important to our mental health. And we want to start a discussion on the kind of society we want to shape as we emerge from this pandemic." Have you carried out any acts of kindness recently? Let us know in the comments below. And watch the video above to hear what some of you have to say about the importance of being kind.

BBC Radio 2 - Random Acts of Kindness We want you to spread the love through random acts of kindness for your area. Print this out 3 times, fill them in and post to 3 of your neighbours. If you don't have a printer then why not fill it out and post to your own social media! Spread the love, be kind.

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