Local events to mark World Oral Health day
Thursday 20 March is World Oral Health day! See what our oral health team has organised to mark the occasion.
Ways to improve your mental wellbeing
Things you can do to help prevent mental ill-health.
Connect with people
Connect with the people around you, with family, friends, colleagues and neighbours. To find things to do and places to meet people, search Haricare for community and social groups
The Great London Friendship Project also runs regular events, activities and community initiatives to help young adults in their 20s and 30s connect, build life-long friendships and make memories.
Be active
Participation in regular physical exercise can increase self-esteem and reduce stress, low mood and help you sleep better. Go for a walk or run, cycle, play a game, garden, dance - exercising makes you feel good.
- Find local green spaces
- Search for outdoor activities on Haricare
- Play 5-a-side football with the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation
Take notice
Be curious, catch sight of the beautiful and unusual. For a range of local events, view our events listings
Keep learning
Try something new, rediscover an old interest, sign up for courses, or take on a different responsibility at work. Learning new things can be fun and increase your confidence.
- Find free courses through Haringey Adult Learning Services
- Search for learning opportunities on Haricare
Give to others
Do something nice for a friend, or a stranger. Volunteer your time by joining a community group. Seeing yourself, and your happiness, linked to the wider community can be incredibly rewarding and creates connections with the people around you.
- Search for volunteering opportunities on Haricare
- Find volunteering roles on the Do it website
- Join Good Gym to do physical tasks for your local community
Get a good night’s sleep
Good sleep is essential for good health and wellbeing. With around a third of adults having trouble sleeping at some point in their lives. Good Thinking provides a broad range of resources to help people having trouble sleeping, including their comprehensive Sleep Workbook.
Find out how to get better sleep on the Good Thinking website
If you need to talk to someone
It can be difficult to know the best way to approach conversations about mental wellbeing.
Thrive London has created a conversation starter tool to help encourage gentle and supportive conversations about mental health and wellbeing with friends, family, and acquaintances. You can also find appropriate help and advice services for professional support.