Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 PDF Presentation for Secondary Schools

A ready-to-use presentation designed to spark honest, thoughtful conversations with teens about mental health, connection, and their role in the community

Support your students’ wellbeing this Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 with our downloadable PDF presentation for secondary schools. Created specifically for KS3 and KS4, this engaging and thought-provoking resource helps young people explore the meaning of mental health, reflect on how community impacts wellbeing, and consider their own place within it.

With structured discussion prompts, real-life relevance, and space for individual reflection, this presentation is an ideal tool for PSHE lessons or school-wide wellbeing initiatives.

About This Resource

This 13-slide presentation has been thoughtfully created to open up age-appropriate discussions around mental health and community in a way that feels relatable and respectful. It avoids jargon and instead uses conversational language, real-life examples, and meaningful prompts to encourage students to think, share and reflect.

The PowerPoint also includes an additional, optional activity giving students the chance to express their thoughts privately or as part of a group discussion. It’s a simple, flexible format that fits easily into a lesson or assembly.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2025

Taking place from 12th–18th May, Mental Health Awareness Week is a nationwide initiative that encourages people of all ages to prioritise mental health, reduce stigma, and talk more openly about how they’re feeling. For teenagers, this is a crucial time to reinforce emotional awareness and promote safe, supportive conversations.

This presentation provides a structured way for educators to explore mental health with students during the week and beyond.

This Year’s Theme: Power in Community

The 2025 theme, Power in Community, highlights the impact of connection, support, and belonging on our mental wellbeing. For teens—who may be developing independence but still rely deeply on their social networks—this theme is especially meaningful.

The presentation helps young people explore questions such as:

• What makes a community?

• How does my community support me?

• How can I show up for others?

• How can I support others in online communities?

• What role do I play in creating a more inclusive and kind space?

The PowerPoint also reinforces the idea that mental health is not just personal, it’s deeply social and requires human beings working together.

What’s Included in the PowerPoint

• Why mental health is important.

• Exploration of the idea of belonging, support, and community.

• Discussion of the benefits of connection and how to support others.

• Prompts for personal reflection and group discussion.

• Tips on creating inclusive and thoughtful online communities.

• Community Reflection Worksheet activity to apply learning.

• Thoughtful closing messages to inspire continued conversations.

Benefits of This Resource

✅ Encourages honest, age-appropriate conversations about mental health.
✅ Reinforces key PSHE and RSE objectives in a structured format.
✅ Helps teens build self-awareness and empathy.
✅ Connects wellbeing with real-life relationships and social roles.
✅ Offers a written reflection activity.
✅ Builds emotional vocabulary and understanding of support networks.
✅ Helps reduce stigma and normalise mental health challenges.
✅ Aligns with whole-school wellbeing strategies and inclusion goals.

How to Use This Presentation

• Use during Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 in assemblies, PSHE, or enrichment time.

• Present the PowerPoint as a guided discussion, pausing to explore key questions or encouraging small group chat.

• Distribute the Community Reflection Worksheet for independent completion in class or at home.

• Invite students to share their reflections (if comfortable).

• Use as a starting point for wider wellbeing initiatives or community projects.

Our Mental Health Awareness Week Presentation for secondary schools is a practical and engaging way to bring this year’s theme, Power in Community, into the classroom. With clear slides, engaging prompts, and an optional reflection activity, it helps teens better understand their own mental health, the support around them, and the role they can play in building a more compassionate community.

Download now and start the conversation that could make a real difference.