World Mental Health Day on 10th October 2025 aims to raise awareness about mental health issues and promote mental wellbeing.
In 2025, the theme is “Access to Services Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies,” highlighting the importance of mental health support during challenging times. Schools play a crucial role in fostering a supportive environment for students to discuss and understand mental health.
Some of the ways to get involved include:
Young Minds - Hello Yellow
Wear Yellow Day is celebrated on October 10 as part of the Hello Yellow campaign, which aims to raise awareness about mental health issues among young people.
- The event encourages individuals, schools, and communities to wear yellow to show support for mental health initiatives.
- It aims to highlight the importance of mental health and provide resources for young people who may struggle with their mental well-being.
- For further information, resources and details of how to get involved, visit: Hello Yellow | World Mental Health Day | 10 October | YoungMinds
Mentally Healthy Schools - World Mental Health Day Toolkit
As part of Heads Together Campaign from Mentally Healthy Schools, a toolkit has been specially designed for World Mental Health Day, and provides primary schools with a range of practical resources to help inform and boost wellbeing for pupils and staff.
To access the toolkit, click here: toolkit-wmhd.pdf
Mind UK Charity - Assets for secondary schools and colleges
Mind UK have developed resources for secondary schools and colleges to get involved with World Mental Health Day and to support students' mental health and wellbeing. To view and access these, visit: World Mental Health Day 2025 | Mind
School of Kindness - World Mental Health Day 2025
The School of Kindness is part of the 52 lives charity. They aim to spread kindness and empower children by helping them to realise that the little choices they make every day have the power to change people's lives, improve their own health and wellbeing, and ultimately change the world. They have developed a range of ideas and resources to support this work and that can be used to raise awareness for World Mental Health Day 2025 - to view these, visit: World Mental Health Day 2025 - School of Kindness