Meaningful Celebration of World Mental Health Day

Making Mental Health For All a Global Priority

The world of work is changing. Across the globe, technology, globalization, demographic shifts, emergencies and climate change are reshaping how and where we work. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted labour markets and accelerated the pace of change – especially in remote work, e-commerce and automation.

Such rapid changes are creating new pressures or exacerbating existing stresses around work that have the potential to undermine workers’ mental health and for most mental health and work are intertwined. Hence it’s the need of the hour to rework workplaces to suit the mental health needs of employees. 

On World Mental Health Day, a global WHO recognized event on the 10th of October forms a pivotal day for organizations to promote wellbeing at work. The theme for World Mental Health Day 2022 is ‘Make mental health for all a global priority.’ Here’s a ready reckoner your organization can use to plan its activities, events and campaigns around World Mental Health Day 2022.

1. 1. Celebrate a ‘Mental Health Week’ 
2. 2. Revamp your Mental Health Policy 
3. 3. Run Wellbeing Surveys to get insights into mental wellbeing in your workplace
4. 4. Announce an EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
5. 5. Nurture Wellbeing Ambassadors through the Sthir Workplace Mental Health Certification Programme
6. 6. Launch a Monthly Listening Circle
7. 7. Host an Expert-led session on Demystifying Mental Health
8. 8. Anchor a Fireside Chat between your organization’s Head of HR & Sthir’s Head of Emotional Wellbeing 
9. 9. Announce a Workplace Wellbeing Team or Department
10. 10. A dialogue with an Individual who has persevered mental health challenges
11. 11. Introduce the Connection between Ayurveda and Mental Health
12. 12. Host a webinar with stories: My Happiness, My Business
13. 13. Organize Townhalls & provide a platform for team members to share their mental health journeys to inspire & inform (especially leadership) 
14. 14. Upgrade to a healthier work environment i.e. balanced food options in the cafeteria, green spaces in the office etc.
15. 15. Organize Wellness Off-sites/ Retreats
16. 16. Ask all employees to share their take on a ‘Wellness Action Plan’
17. 17. Introduce a Rewards Program, ‘Wellbeing Heroes’, for those championing mental health awareness
18. 18. Build awareness around mental health through well-designed illustrations, infographics, videos & other multimedia.
19. 19. Join ongoing conversations around World Mental Health Day & share what your organization is doing in the space of mental health. 
20. 20. Host a Wellness Quiz/ Contest between teams to sensitize the workplace about holistic wellbeing and mental health, in a more fun manner
21. 21. You can also use these powerful slogans to raise awareness

• – Mental Health Matters
• – Healthy Mind, Healthy Body
• – Dignity in Mental Health Matters.
• – Nothing About Us Without Us
• – March for Mental Health Reform!
• – ALL Illnesses Deserve the Same Care and Treatment!
• – Close to 1 Billion People are Living with a Mental Disorder…
• – Look Around You — Do the Math.
• – There is No Health without Mental Health!
• – Mental Health Discrimination: Open Your Eyes to Our Reality
• – Symptoms are not a Barrier to Recovery – Attitude Is
• – I Need You and You Need Me
• – Mental Health is Our Biggest Wealth
• – Mental Health is Everybody’s Business
• – Look After Your Mental Health
• – Look Up! Look Out! Look Forward!
• – Celebrate World Mental Health Day – Open Your Mind!