Mental Health Awareness Week - Video Explainer

Watch the Video: What Returning to Work Can Feel Like

Mental Health Awareness Week is a vital moment to reflect on wellbeing at work—and drama-based learning brings that reflection to life. In this short video, an actor explores the often unspoken anxieties people face when returning to the workplace. Whether it’s post-leave, post-pandemic, or after a mental health episode, the fear of reintegration is real—and so is the need for understanding.

Raising mental health awareness in the workplace helps reduce stigma, foster open dialogue, and support early intervention. When organisations invest in training that encourages empathy and understanding, like the approach shown in this video, they create environments where people feel safe, supported, and able to thrive. Use this Mental Health Awareness Week as a catalyst to reflect on your team’s culture and start meaningful conversations.

Through emotionally resonant performance, this video reveals how stress, silence, and stigma can derail recovery. It’s not just storytelling—it’s learning through lived emotion.

Want to go deeper? Our Mental Health Awareness Training course offers practical strategies for fostering psychologically safe environments where people can thrive, not just survive.

Watch, reflect, and take action—because awareness is just the first step.