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Each year, World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October, provides an opportunity to raise awareness, challenge stigma and strengthen our collective commitment to mental wellbeing. This year’s theme focuses on the importance of meaningfully engaging People With Lived Experience (PWLE) of mental health conditions and recognising their knowledge as a vital form of expertise.
Lived experience is the knowledge gained through personally experiencing and then recovering or continuing to successfully manage a mental health condition or challenge. It offers insights and understanding that cannot be learned through research, training or observation alone.
Why lived experience matters
Around the world, people with lived experience are often asked to share their stories, yet many remain excluded from the decisions that shape mental health services, policies and support systems. World Mental Health Day 2026 calls for a shift from simply listening to actively involving People With Lived Experience in shaping the decisions that affect their lives.
Meaningful engagement goes beyond consultation. It involves creating opportunities for people with lived experience to:
Influence decisions and policies
Co-design mental health services and programmes
Strengthen peer-led support approaches
Challenge stigma and discrimination
Improve accountability and responsiveness in mental health systems
When people with lived experience are meaningfully involved, mental health support systems become person-centered, rights-based and responsive to the real needs of individuals, their families and their communities.
Aligning with Anglo American's commitment to Wellbeing
At Anglo American, we recognise that supporting mental health and wellbeing requires more than awareness. It requires creating workplaces where people feel safe to speak up about concerns, seek support and contribute feedback on our company provided services.
Through integrated programmes such as WeCare, our mental health and wellbeing initiatives and our ongoing commitment to building psychologically safe workplaces, we continue to encourage open conversations about wellbeing, mental and physical health. Together we are working to create environments where colleagues feel supported, valued, respected and experience no harm.
Our focus remains on fostering a collaborative culture where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and where every colleague can access support when they need it. We see these are fundamental foundations in building healthier workplaces.
“Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace is not something we can achieve alone. It is an outcome of all of us working together to create environments where all colleagues feel safe and empowered to speak openly about their experiences, seek support when they need it, and know they will be met with understanding and respect. Listening to the voices of People With Lived Experience help us better understand the challenges others may be silently facing and remind us all that recovery, resilience, growth with a return to a thriving state are possible against any challenge. By listening to these experiences and learning from them, we can build more psychologically safe, inclusive, respectful and supportive workplaces for everyone.”
Robina McCann, VP Health
Finding Strength in Change: Melissa Carrington’s Story
Moving to a new country can be exciting, but it can also bring unexpected challenges. In this moving Power Within story, Melissa Carrington, Global Culture, Talent and Inclusion and Diversity Specialist, shares her personal journey of relocating from South Africa to London and the impact the transition had on her mental wellbeing.
As Melissa navigated the changes that came with building a new life far from home, she experienced anxiety and periods of uncertainty. Rather than struggling in silence, she found ways to understand and manage her mental health, discovering strength and resilience along the way.
One of the steps that helped Melissa was starting a blog, where she openly documented her experiences, reflected on her challenges, and connected with others facing similar struggles. Through sharing her story, Melissa found a sense of purpose and demonstrated the power of vulnerability, connection, and self-expression.
This World Mental Health Day, we invite you to watch Melissa’s story and reflect on the importance of speaking openly about mental health. Her experience is a reminder that seeking support, sharing our experiences, and looking after our wellbeing can help us navigate life's challenges and inspire others to do the same.
Watch Melissa Carrington’s Power Within story and discover how she transformed anxiety into a source of strength, connection, and growth.
From awareness to action
World Mental Health Day reminds us that everyone has a role to play in creating more inclusive and supportive environments for mental wellbeing.
This means listening to the voices of those with lived experience, valuing their expertise and ensuring they have meaningful opportunities to shape the decisions that affect their lives.
As we mark World Mental Health Day 2026, we move beyond awareness and towards action by building mental health systems, workplaces and communities with people who have lived experience, not merely for them.
Together, we can create a future where every voice is heard, every experience is valued and mental wellbeing is everyone's business.
