LIVE BLOG: Great Mental Health Day 2024
Great Mental Health Day 
Live coverage of Great Mental Health Day 2024 activity. Share your pictures and stories using #GreatMentalHealth.
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Friday, 26 January
17.00
This was definitely a #GreatMentalHealth Day Highlight!
Our Walk Talk Walk group walk earlier today was a chance to have a conversation with someone about what’s been going on in our lives and to share experiences relating to wellbeing in the winter London sunshine ☀️ pic.twitter.com/PmBlW8aaY6
— Thrive LDN (@ThriveLDN) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
16.50
For #GreatMentalHealth Day 2024, we spoke to @ProfKevinFenton who shared some of his top tips for maintaining your #WinterWellbeing ✔️ pic.twitter.com/tuPKsfHOVc
— Thrive LDN (@ThriveLDN) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
16.30
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Friday, 26 January
16.00
We had a wonderful time @AgeUK_Islington Staying Well event yesterday!🍃🌺Connecting with lovely people, weaving leaves and flowers into sustainable, transient crafts. We are grateful for the heartwarming experience! #Greatmentalhealth @AFCCommunity pic.twitter.com/YXhatnerG2
— TGC (@grdnclassroom) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
15.45
Age UK Islington’s Staying Well event brought together #Islington residents & partner organisations to Breathe, Stretch, get🧶🌿Crafting, help with Strength & Balance and to Sing-along🎶
A fabulous day, thanks to everyone all who were #Greatmentalhealth pic.twitter.com/I1jE0rVo5M
— Age UK Islington (@AgeUK_Islington) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
15.10
Such a pleasure to host the Learning In Tottenham #GreatMentalHealth event today with special guests from @haringeycouncil and @DavidLammy Amazing #Wellbeing hats, dance, plays & music from our local primary school children created to support positive connections @ThriveLDN pic.twitter.com/PLELUnTfV7
— Haringey Sixth Form College (@Haringey6thForm) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
14.30
‘Taking 5’ with @OxleasNHS people, to mark #OxleasWellbeingWeek and London’s #GreatMentalHealth Day.
Appreciating connections and relationships.
Green room, green tea🍵😊#GreatPlaceToWork pic.twitter.com/IP5sElU2Ny— Lisa Tan (@LisaComms) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
13.45
What a brilliant @lambeth_council @MaudsleyNHS #GreatMentalHealthDay emotional support workshop with the amazing Juney M & residents, community orgs & support providers from across Lambeth! We know many of us need support with our #mentalhealth – it’s vital we talk about it! pic.twitter.com/AQwXTXNrJS
— Jim Dickson🇺🇦 (@JimDicksLambeth) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
13.30
What a fun way to spend an hour! ☀️
Thank you to everyone who turned out in the London sunshine for our Walk Talk Walk ramble from Tower Hill to the National Theatre for #GreatMentalHealth Day. pic.twitter.com/E9zJrG7ktE
— Thrive LDN (@ThriveLDN) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
13.10
Today is Great Mental Health Day in London. We need to talk about our mental health and wellbeing 👩🏿⚕️❤️. Look after yourselves, inside and out, with some healthy gluten free artisan bread 🥖🍰 . #GreatMentalHealthDay2024 #ThriveLDN #RomfordMarket. pic.twitter.com/Q7mi0VaAXO
— Romford Market (@RomfordMarket) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
12.15
An amazing turnout for #GreatMentalHealth day.
It’s wonderful seeing all of our community services coming together to share information with each other and our local residents. @haringeycouncil #mayor @NorthMidNHS #ABCParents pic.twitter.com/XBN8gQaru4— Kate Burton (@KateBur7) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
11.30
This morning, I participated in a really good online suicide prevention session as part of Great Mental Health Day today @ThriveLDN It included the gateway zero suicide alliance training: Bite size version (10 minutes) ZSA suicide awareness training https://t.co/LDx7dJZyJB
— 𝒢𝑒𝓂 𝒟𝒶𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓈 🇮🇹🏴🌱💙 (@GemmaD77) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
11.20
It’s #GreatMentalHealth Day! – a chance to celebrate meaningful connections by sharing positive stories about how we can support others in our community. At Bags of Taste, we connect people who cook together and enjoy the shared power of food pic.twitter.com/DqhfDesfAj
— Bags of Taste (@Bags_of_Taste) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
11.00
We’re at the Parents Wellness Expo with @lmdasneves – celebrating #GreatMentalHealth, wellbeing, and empowerment for parents and carers – come down and join us 💛🧠
📍Tottenham Community Sports Centre
⏰ until 3pm! pic.twitter.com/GbQeJRe1ed— Haringey Council (@haringeycouncil) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
10.50
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Friday, 26 January
10.35
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Friday, 26 January
10.30
Friday, 26 January
10.15
Today is London’s #GreatMentalHealth Day highlighting the power of meaningful connections. The ongoing landscape masterplans for parks & open spaces in the capital are bringing communities together & playing a vital role in enhancing the mental wellbeing of Londoners.@ThriveLDN pic.twitter.com/o2NgukGoo7
— BlakedownLandscapes (@BlakedownLandsc) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
09.57
What a beautiful photograph. For a lot of people, meaningful connections can mean having a connection with nature and the outdoors.
#GreatMentalHealthDay in London today. A powerful reminder for us all, wherever we may be. pic.twitter.com/MHYttLLEBO
— Nick Ray (@LifeAfloat) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
09.40
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Friday, 26 January
09.20
We’ll be celebrating @thriveldn‘s #GreatMentalHealthDay today, with a sow-along for our schools’ veg plant giveaway!
From 10.30 to 12.30 at Horsenden Farm, and 1.30 to 3.30 at Cleveley Crescent.
There may be cake 😉#GreatMentalHealth pic.twitter.com/glxq2eShd9
— MindFood CIO (@MindFoodCIO) January 26, 2024
Friday, 26 January
07.30
Connections film launches 🤩
Thursday, 25 January
21:30
Latest weather report from BBC outlines ‘sunny and a moderate breeze’ for Great Mental Health Day’s Walk Talk Walk.
Thursday, 25 January
19:00
24 hours until the sold-out screening of Connections takes place at City Lit.
NEW: Now available for download, Connections Film – Discussion Guide to help start conversations about how we can connect and support each other’s mental health.
Thursday, 25 January
16:00
Instagram Live – What does #GreatMentalHealth mean to you?
with addiction counsellor Lauren White, hypno-birthing NHS midwife Nissa Moger, and the self-development coach Johnny Lawrence.
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Thursday, 25 January
15.34
For Great Mental Health Day, Branches Hostel, Waltham Forest, asked the team: ‘what does meaningful connection mean to you/what will you celebrate?’
For Great Mental Health Day, we asked the team, the question……’what does meaningful connection mean to you/what will you celebrate?’ This is what they came up with!#greatmentalhealthday #mentalhealth #brancheshostel #meaningfulconnections pic.twitter.com/k5OgZxjeWr
— Branches Hostel (@branches_wfc) January 25, 2024