Last week we got together with the BEAM team at @cubriccardiff.bsky.social for our @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded study on how brain development trajectories in 22q.11 deletion syndrome may help us understand the neurodevelopmental challenges some children face #WMHD2026 @sjblakemore.bsky.social

"When people with lived experiences (PWLE) are meaningfully engaged, mental health systems are likely to become more person-centred, rights-based and responsive to people's needs and concerns."

Happy World Mental Health Day!

#mentalhealth #pwle #WMHD2026

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#WMHD2026 #WorldMentalHealthDay #WorldMentalHealthDay2026 #MentalHealth #RealVoicesRealChange #MentalHealthAwareness
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It's #WorldMentalHealthDay!

Conversations are important - and lived experience really matters. Make time to listen; if you need to talk, talk - there's no shame.
#WMHD2026

; a little #worldmenttalhealthday reminder that 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 is NOT synonymous with 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

we all have mental health; we do not all experience mental illness. ♡

#mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealth #wmhd #wmhd2026

Sixteen children are killed or injured every week in Ukraine. One in five children has lost a loved one.

Four years of war has triggered a mental health crisis. With partners, World Vision Ukraine has supported 340,000+ people with mental health care. Support remains vital.

#WMHD2026 #UkraineWar

It’s easy to forget the most important connection we have - the one with ourselves🧠

Oct 10th is #WorldMentalHealthDay

Let this be your gentle reminder to pause, take a deep breath & remember to "Be kind to your mind" 🤍

#HamOnt #WMHD2026 #MentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #SelfCare

This #WorldMentalHealthDay, thank you to Emily Maguire for sharing her lived experience of bipolar disorder through her song Start Over Again - a powerful reminder that recovery is possible and support matters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgRbr0B8eBA

#EmilyMaguire #WMHD2026

Zamir Kadodia and Joel Krueger reframe the concept of #epistemicinjustice to accommodate the experiences of neurodivergent people in social situations. Open access: doi.org/10.1080/0951... #WMHD2026 #philsky #philpsy

Nurses stand together to champion mental health, wellbeing and meaningful engagement in the decisions that affect people’s lives. #WMHD2026 #WMHDay

Learn more at RNAO’s Substance use, mental health and RNAO In Focus page: RNAO.ca/in-focus/men...

For years, Farah carried memories of violence, loss, displacement, and grief in silence. Then she found a space where she could speak.

This World Mental Health Day, her story reminds us that healing often begins with something simple but powerful: being heard.

#WMHD2026 #WorldMentalHealthDay

“Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change.”

This year’s #WorldMentalHealthDay theme reminds us that people living with mental illness don't just have stories to tell. They have knowledge.

Lived experience is expertise.

Real voices. Real change.

#SickNotWeak #WMHD2026

We join the world in raising awareness of mental health issues and understanding the importance of support and resources: https://insurance.maryland.gov/Consumer/Pages/mentalhealthresources.aspx #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD2026 #MDInsurance #WMHD #MHUHR

💚 Penumbra has been awarded a new contract with
@fifecouncil.bsky.social to help prevent homelessness through peer-led support.

Drawing on lived experience, our team will help people strengthen relationships, build resilience and access support earlier.

#WMHD2026 #LivedExperience

Jasmine Wanjiru Onstad proposes enactive psychiatry as a paradigm for understanding mental distress, guiding psychotherapeutic practice, and offering a pluralistic, relational, and participatory model. Open access: doi.org/10.1080/0951... #WMHD2026 #philsky #philpsy

Raccontarsi per abbattere lo stigma: siamo persone, non stereotipi.

Oggi, 10 ottobre 2026, è la Giornata Mondiale della Salute Mentale

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#anguilla83 #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD2026 #RealVoicesRealChange #LivedExperience #StopTheStigma #Riemersione #salutementale

Happy World Mental Health Day! 🧠⚡

We are looking for up to 8 passionate young people (ages 18–27) to join EYMH’s rebooted Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and help guide Europe’s leading youth mental health NGO!

Click here: shorturl.at/NIjqQ

#livedandloud #EYMH #YouthMentalHealth #WMHD2026

🙋 A growing number of people are choosing to undertake our Mental Health and Wellbeing Award at SCQF level 6.

It helps you gain knowledge and skills which could help throughout your life.

Learn more about this valuable qualification: info.qualifications.gov.scot/473ZjOe

#WMHD2026

Today is World Mental Health Day #WMHD2026 so let us share two among our most read papers in the last year that address issues in the philosophy of mental health! #philsky #philpsy

4/4 @dannychambers.bsky.social , MP for Winchester, is the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Mental Health, a role he continues to honour and to support those in need.

Why not join us and take a stand for mental health by supporting our campaign?
www.libdems.org.uk/mental-health
#WMHD2026