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Lululemon provides update on wellbeing report

Sportswear retailer Lululemon has published its third annual Global Wellbeing Report, which it began in order to better understand how to support people in their efforts to be well, as stated by its chief people and culture officer Susan Gelinas. She added in her press statement: “Advancing wellbeing is not a solitary effort, it is a collective...

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Cotton On and Lady Gaga partner on mental health initiative

Australian apparel group Cotton On has announced a new partnership with Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, which will see the duo work towards the goal of raising five million dollars to support global mental health resources. From now until October 10 – World Mental Health Day – 100 percent of the proceeds from Cotton On Foundation products,...

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Lululemon forms Mental Wellbeing advisory board

Sportswear retailer Lululemon has announced the creation of a Mental Wellbeing Global Advisory Board consisting of 11 members from the wellbeing industry. The board is to be chaired by two of the brand’s senior leadership team, chief brand officer Nikki Neuburger and chief people and culture officer Susan Gelinas. Members of the board will...

People

You’ll Never Walk Alone: Hiking communities receive mental health first aid training amid mental health crisis

The Hike Society by Columbia, an outdoor movement created to unite the next generation of hikers and outdoorspeople, is providing mental first aid training for hiking communities across the UK. Over 20 community leaders from young, diverse outdoors communities are receiving training as a means to join the dots between the power of community,...

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Toms places giving focus on mental health charities

Toms is continuing to support grassroots charities with the launch of 10 giving grants of 10,000 US dollars to mental health-focused organisations. The Toms 10x10 donation is in celebration of World Mental Health Day and has been designed to fund access to resources for people to take the “first step” into bettering their mental health. The...

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Amid wave of resignations, fashion educators tell of burnout, lack of support and cancel culture

Students today are graduating into an historically unprecedented environment of social and climate unrest amid a once-in-a-century global pandemic. It will have an effect on this generation of young professionals. When Covid struck and classes were taught remotely, academic leaders in fashion schools nationwide focused discussion on the mental...

Fashion

The relationship between fashion and mental health awareness

This month, Madhappy rolled out several initiatives for Mental Health Awareness Month, including capsule collections, along with their latest Out of Home campaign billboards in Los Angeles and New York. In late April, the company launched positive-message billboards across New York and Los Angeles with statements including “Peace of Mind”, “...

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Maybelline teams up with Wattpad for Mental Health Awareness Month

Maybelline New York has revealed it will be partnering with the web novel platform, Wattpad, on a campaign for Mental Health Awareness Month. The #BraveTogether initiative has asked the Wattpad community to elevate stories related to mental health issues, prompting the platform’s mostly Gen Z writers to share their own stories on self-care and...

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Boohoo partners with The Brain Coach for Mental Health Awareness Week

Fast fashion e-tailer Boohoo has announced it will be collaborating with neuropsychologist The Brain Coach on a new campaign that aims to empower customers through a seven day “self-love” plan. Set in time for Mental Health Awareness Week, the Body Image Cleanse campaign hopes to increase customer confidence through the promotion of...

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Retail employees reflect on mental health during Covid-19

As October is Mental Health Awareness month, FashionUnited wanted to bring more awareness and transparency to the topic of mental health in the fashion industry by speaking to a former retail manager of River Island and a former sales associate of Hollister to discuss and reflect on what it was like to work in the retail industry during the...

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Retail employees reflect on mental health during Covid-19

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Saks raises 1.7 million for mental health initiatives

The Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation hosted a cocktail fundraiser to honour its commitment to mental health support, raising over 1.7 million dollars to support the Foundation’s mission to prioritise mental health throughout communities. “It is no secret that the past year and a half have posed unprecedented challenges on the physical, emotional and...