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Looking for ways to raise awareness and show support in your workplace on World Mental Health Day? We’ve curated some event and video ideas to help you and your team open the discussion, provide support, and advocate for mental health awareness.
20 Mental Health Day celebration ideas
October 10th raises awareness about mental health around the world and supports individuals experiencing ongoing mental health issues.
Take this opportunity to advocate for support, awareness, and open discussions within your workplace through educational videos, social media Stories, and meeting backgrounds.
1. Quote videos
Creating a quote video to share on social media is the perfect way to show your support and inspire others within your workplace. All you have to do is make a new video using an aesthetic background or stock footage, overlay the quote text, then share directly with your team in HD quality. You can also save your quote as a GIF for easier sharing.
2. Workplace mental health resources reminder animated video
Remind your employees about the mental health resources and helplines they have access to through an insightful animated video. List support groups, counselling services, crisis hotlines, and any other exclusive resources your company offers through a voiceover and motion titles.
3. Tea and talk event for awareness
Hosting a tea and talk mental health event is a great way to unite your work community and raise awareness for the Mental Health Foundation. Schedule a day, time, and location, plan an agender and let your colleagues know how they can contribute or listen in. We recommend setting up a live stream or online viewing as well to include those who can’t make it in person.
4. Wellbeing tips slideshow video
Create an informative slideshow video sharing your favorite wellness tips to keep a healthy mental health. Wellbeing tips can include stress management ideas, self-care plans, professional help recommendations to name a few. All you have to do is record yourself chatting to your webcam, trim and combine your clips, then share with your team as a slideshow video. You can start with our World Mental Health Day tips template.
5. Fundraiser for cause
Support individuals and promote mental health awareness in your workplace by organizing a fundraiser. Select a mental health cause or nonprofit organization, then select an activity that aligns with your workplace. You can facilitate a charity walk, online auction, donation links, and more. Don’t forget to pin your green ribbon to your uniform to advocate for #PinItForMentalHealth. Promote your mental health event with our charity fundraiser template.
6. Create an online meeting background with brand logo
If your workplace is prominently online, create a new meeting background with your brand logo and a symbol of mental health awareness. Easily create a background video using stock footage, mental health support stickers, and adding your logo using the brand kit.
7. Message from the CEO/leadership with webcam
Share your positive and supportive message to your employees and customers this World Mental Health Day. Using the online webcam recorder, easily record yourself sharing personal experiences and acknowledging the importance of awareness within the mental health community. Add ambient background music and include helplines and resources in your outro video.
8. Social media Stories
Share a vertical video or image to your Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and LinkedIn Story encouraging advocacy and awareness related to mental health on the 10th of October. If you’re short on time but still want to show your respect, posting a Story to your business social media accounts is the perfect way to stay involved.
9. Mindfulness and meditation video
De-stress and promote relaxation through a guided meditation or mindfulness video for employees and viewers to follow along. If you’re sharing to YouTube, use our wellness intro or outro templates to frame your video.
10. Question and answer video
Host a livestream or record a Q&A session with an expert or advocate. Staff and viewers can send their questions anonymously and experts can share their support and feedback in a video. This is the perfect way to emphasize the importance of seeking professional advice and creating a supportive environment. Don’t forget to add auto-captions to make your mental health video easier to watch on mute.
11. Event video invite
Spread word of your in-office or on-site World Mental Health Day event with a video invite. Share information on World Mental Health Day and what your workplace is doing to celebrate. This will add a personal touch to the celebrations and encourage attendance. Customize one of our event invite templates to get started.
12. Employee story
Ahead of the day, encourage employees with a mental health journey to share their stories in video form. Employees can self-nominate to tell their tale or members of your committee can lead by example by sharing your personal experience with mental health and how you manage it. Simply record their webcam or create a montage of personal footage.
13. School mental health awareness campaign
Create a campaign to spread mental health awareness at your school and promote it with video content by teachers and fellow students. Create promotional videos to play during school assembly or roll call. Approach them like movie or event trailers or even make short 30-second adverts spreading the word of the day and the importance of mental health. Make your videos engaging by adding emojis to highlight certain emotions.
14. Virtual yoga
Yoga not only improves your physical fitness, like strength and flexibility. It’s also a proven method to reduce stress, motivate, and boost your mood and sleep. Hire a yoga instructor and host a live yoga session. Or if you have a yogi team member, they can create a yoga video to share with the whole company. On-site workers can join in from their desk or remote employees can stretch out in their home office. Create a relaxing score by exploring the audio categories in the content library.
15. Wellness podcast
Everybody loves podcasts, try your hand at hosting an episode. They’re simple to create and a great conversation starter. Assemble colleagues as guests or call in special guests like mental health experts. You can record a one-off podcast episode or make it a one week or one month special, or even ongoing. You don’t need a fancy camera or microphone, you can record your voice with your laptop then use our wellness podcast template to build your visuals.
16. Mindfulness workshop
Host a small workshop virtually or onsite on the benefits of practicing being fully present in the moment. Provide information on the history of the mindfulness movement, the difference between mindfulness and meditation, and techniques for practicing mindfulness like visualization and reflection. Use our mindfulness workshop template to advertise or create a workshop video people can watch in their own time.
17. Company mental health seminar or webinar
For large companies with a big headcount, you can host a mental health seminar either virtually or in-person. A seminar allows for a longer presentation for a bigger group of people with a large panel of guests and a curated Q&A session. Presenters create video slideshows to present their topics, and you can promote the mental health event with our corporate mental health day template.
18. Peer-to-peer appreciation videos
Encourage your employers to go the extra mile when acknowledging a coworker by creating a personalized shout-out video. Many companies have Microsoft Teams channels and other internal communication programs for recognizing others. Make a World Mental Health Day exclusive initiative where peers record face-to-camera shout-outs or even a musical hype video acknowledging a coworker.
19. Gratitude vlog
Journaling for mindfulness allows for reflection and self-improvement. Finding the time to write every day can be taxing for working professionals with families. But it’s simpler to find time to talk to a camera. Create a gratitude vlog where you focus on mindfulness and practicing counting your blessings. Try it for a couple weeks, starting on World Mental Health day and try to keep it going. New to vlogging? Check out our guide to vlog editing for beginners.
20. Volunteer behind-the-scenes video
Many companies offer volunteer days all year round. If you’re celebrating Mental Health Day with a volunteer day, recruit a colleague or a fellow volunteer to shoot behind-the-scenes. Then turn your experience into a documentary-style recap to share as a LinkedIn video or at a company presentation.
Create videos and host events within your workplace to help support World Mental Health Day 2024 with Clipchamp video editor or the Clipchamp Windows video editor app.
Explore more about World Mental Health Day here or gain more support, research and information here. For other marketing calendar and video ideas, check out our 2024 guide.
