Upcoming: Mental Health Awareness Week!

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Mental Health Awareness Week is approaching, taking place from the 6th to the 12th of October 2025. And although we are a mental health organisation that celebrates mental health every week, we love and support the MHAW campaign and the mahi to raise awareness about mental health and mental wellbeing! This year's theme is Top Up Together, encouraging you to connect with others as you bring the Five Ways to Wellbeing into your daily life. The most important aspect of this campaign is the community-based approach, focusing on connection, which delivers the most robust benefits to overall wellbeing.

The Five Ways to Wellbeing were created as a result of the New Economics Foundation's (NEF) Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing research report.

Five Ways to Wellbeing poster

This week, Skylight staff are embracing the theme of Five Ways to Wellbeing with a mix of fun, connection, and self-care. We’ll kick things off on Monday with a Coffee and Quiz session – a chance to connect, kōrero, and share a few laughs together. On Tuesday, it’s all about giving, so we’ll come together for a shared morning tea, where everyone brings something small to share, along with their time and presence. Midweek, on Wednesday, we’ll pause to take notice with a guided meditation led by our colleague Elliot – a moment to slow down, breathe, and enjoy the simple things that bring us joy. By Thursday, we’ll be moving into the “be active” space with a choice between a staff walk or a beginner pilates session in the office – something to boost energy and lift moods.

Then, TGIF - we will embrace the “keep learning” theme in big and small ways. It’s all about weaving wellbeing into our days in meaningful, fun, and simple ways so that, as a team, we can connect more deeply with each other and encourage mentally healthy practice in our everyday lives.

Keep an eye out on our socials and you'll see what the team gets up to during the week. Plus, we'd love to hear what you and your whānau choose to do this Mental Health Awareness Week! Leave a comment, take a pic, whatever you can!

For additional resources on practising mental health, be sure to check out our resource hub. It offers a variety of helpful materials related to all aspects of mental health.

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You may also want to check out the Mental Health Foundation to find out more about the MHAW campaign.

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