'Open conversations' | Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 - a call to action for HR

As Mental Health Awareness Week (12–18 May 2025) begins across the UK, HR leaders are being urged to go beyond surface-level wellbeing campaigns and take decisive, structural steps to support employee mental health. 

With one in four people experiencing a mental health issue each year, and burnout, stress and disengagement on the rise, this year’s awareness week lands at a pivotal moment for workplaces - and the HR leaders shaping them.