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World Mental Health Day 2024: prioritising mental wellbeing at work

To mark World Mental Health Day 2024, Good Thinking provides workplace wellbeing tips from five London-based organisations.

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This year’s World Mental Health Day (10 October) highlights the importance of addressing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. 

As the Mental Health Foundation says, “Work can be good for our mental health, giving us a sense of purpose, boosting our self-worth, and providing opportunities to connect with others. But it can also be a source of stress and anxiety and contribute to developing or worsening mental health problems.”[1]


  • It’s estimated that 15% of UK workers have an existing mental health condition [2]
  • 875,000 people in the UK suffered from work-related stress, depression and anxiety in 2022/23 [3]
  • Mental health conditions were the fifth most common reason for sickness absence in 2022 [4]


Ahead of #WMHD2024, the Good Thinking team spoke to five people from London-based organisations about why it’s so important to prioritise mental health in the workplace, whether Londoners face specific challenges, wellbeing initiatives that work well and how they look after their own mental health. 

If you’d like to get involved with World Mental Health Day, check out the links at the end of this article. You’ll also find links to Good Thinking resources and other useful websites.

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