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On Friday, 31 January 2025, Great Mental Health Day will take place across London.

Now in its fourth year, Great Mental Health Day is a London-wide initiative to get Londoners talking about their mental health and wellbeing. The day will see a range of free events taking place across the city, bringing people together to share stories, experiences and explore ways to support individual and community wellbeing.

As an awareness day unique to London, the day provides an opportunity to spotlight the great local support services that are available. For 2025, under the theme of ‘small actions for others’, organisers are also looking to celebrate and learn from organisations and community leaders across the region who are devoting energy and compassion to others.

Londoners across the city can get involved by accessing the Great Mental Health Day interactive map on Thrive LDN’s website, exploring a range of free training and webinars, or use the hashtag #GreatMentalHealth on social media to share their own plans for the day.

Across the range of activity taking place to the mark Great Mental Health Day, many of London’s councils, local community organisations, or local Mind groups are facilitating events. For example:

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For more information, please contact Thrive LDN communications lead, James Ludley: james.ludley@nhs.net / 07880 068221.


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About Great Mental Health Day

On Friday, 31 January 2024, Great Mental Health Day will take place across London.

The idea for the day began as a local celebration in the London Borough of Haringey before expanding to become a day of celebration for all Londoners, facilitated regionally by Thrive LDN in 2022.

The day is also supported by the Mayor of London, the NHS in London, London boroughs and the Association of Directors of Public Health London, London Councils, and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities in London.

Now in its fourth year, Great Mental Health Day is a London-wide initiative to get us talking about our mental health and wellbeing. The day will see a range of free events taking place across the city, bringing people together to share stories, experiences and explore ways to support individual and community wellbeing.

Having strong, supportive relationships – whether family and support structures or from wider community and faith groups – is one of the most important things we can do to support our wellbeing.

As an awareness day unique to London, the day provides an opportunity to spotlight the great local support services that are available. As well as being an opportunity to celebrate and learn from the organisations across the region and those in our communities who are devoting energy and compassion to others. Acting as a reminder that we can all do our bit to spread hope and kindness, and to help each other.

The theme for Great Mental Health Day 2025 is ‘small actions for others’. ​ When times are tough, it’s important that we look after our own and each other’s wellbeing. We all need community. We all need connection. And in a world where those who face the greatest disadvantages in life also face the greatest risks to their mental health, we need these safe spaces more than ever. ​

The day aims to equip and empower Londoners to share and explore ideas around the small actions which contribute to a more supportive, caring, and compassionate community. ​

Londoners and London partners can get involved using the hashtag #GreatMentalHealth to share their own stories, experiences and plans for the day across all social media platforms.

About Thrive LDN

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Thrive LDN is a citywide public mental health partnership to ensure all Londoners have an equal opportunity for good mental health and wellbeing. Launched publicly by the Mayor of London and the London Health Board partners in 2017, Thrive LDN has evolved and grown significantly in the past five years. More information can be found at www.thriveldn.co.uk.

Thrive LDN is the regional lead for suicide prevention in London on behalf of NHS England. As part of that role, they facilitate the multi-agency Thrive LDN Suicide Prevention Group to deliver citywide projects to prevent suicide and support those affected by suicide.

Two million Londoners experience some form of poor mental health every year and Londoners’ life satisfaction and feelings of self-worth are lower than the national average. Thrive LDN was established in response to this, with the aim of reducing the number of Londoners affected by poor mental health.

Further mental health and wellbeing support

Through Great Mental Health Day and the interactive map, Londoners are being signposted and encouraged to access local support services via their local council’s website or by using the Hub of Hope platform.

Additionally, London has a digital wellbeing service called Good Thinking. It has resources to help you manage your mental wellbeing, including advice, apps, blogs podcasts and a tool to help you assess your own mental health.

Elsewhere, Londoners are reminded that they can self-refer to local NHS talking therapies. Or for free, urgent, support from mental health professionals, they can use the NHS urgent mental health helpline.

Alternatively, the Samaritans are available day or night on 116 123. You can talk to someone if you are feeling low or are concerned about someone else. As well as Shout which offers confidential 24/7 crisis text support for times when you need immediate assistance. Text “SHOUT” to 85258.