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International Stress Awareness Week 2025

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The International Stress Management Association [ISMAUK] is a registered charity and the lead professional body for workplace and personal stress management, supporting good mental health, wellbeing and performance.

International Stress Awareness Week will be happening in the week of 3 to 7 November 2025 and the sixth Global Online Stress and Wellbeing Summit will be held on Stress Awareness Day, Wednesday 5 November 2025.

The theme for 2025 is 'Optimising Employee Wellbeing through Strategic Stress Management'. Strategic stress management is essential for enhancing employee wellbeing, and it must be grounded in ethical, values-based actions. Leaders play a key role in setting the tone, while managers are crucial in recognising and addressing workplace stress.

For further information please select the following link: Home | ISMA Stress Management Association

Whether you’re a small business or a large corporation, the law requires all employers to prevent work-related stress to support good mental health in the workplace, for further information please select the following link: Working Minds - Work Right

Are you talking about mental health at work?

Paying attention to workplace mental health has never been more important. Stress is not a mental health problem but prolonged exposure to unmanageable stress can cause, or worsen existing, mental health problems: Mental Health Awareness Week | Business Wales (gov.wales)


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