Topic: Mental health

Thousands of Co-op Members joined in to shape and support Time to Talk Day 2025 to get communities comfortable to talk about their mental wellbeing. For the fourth year, we partnered with Mind, SAMH and Inspire for Time to Talk Day on 6 February – the UK’s biggest mental wellbeing conversation. The theme for this…

Join Co-op Members, colleagues, customers and local communities in the biggest conversation about mental wellbeing on 6 February 2025.   A third of people in the UK say they would prefer to not talk about their mental health rather than risk an awkward conversation, this growing to 45% in 16 – 24 year olds*.   Talking helps…

Last month, hundreds of thousands of Co-op Members, colleagues, and customers in communities across the UK joined in to talk about their mental wellbeing as part of Time to Talk Day on 1 February. During regular check-ins, 85% of Co-op Members told us they wanted to talk and  help support each other with their wellbeing.…

The events of the last few years have left two fifths (41%) of young people worried about their mental wellbeing, while 42% worry about how their parents/carers are coping with the cost of living. The cost of living and long-term effects of the pandemic have an impact on the decisions that young people are having…

Last month,hundreds of thousands of Co-op Members, colleagues, and customers in communities across the UK made space for a conversation about mental wellbeing as we again partnered with Mind, SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) and Inspire on Time to Talk Day. With the day dedicated to sparking the UK’s biggest conversation about mental health,…

Sandeep Saib tells us why it’s important to talk about mental health in the run-up to Time to Talk Day.