Stories behind the mentl awards
THE MENTL AWARDS · 2025 WINNER STORIES
Behind every trophy, there is work worth sharing.
Meet the people and organisations turning a commitment to mental health and wellbeing into everyday action. Discover what they did, what the evidence tells us and what others can learn.
FMCG · MARS GULF · 2025 WINNER
How Mars Gulf built everyday support for wellbeing
Be Well Together brought multilingual counselling, leadership tools, expert sessions and more than 20 certified Mental Health Champions into one approach. The lesson: give people more than one route to support.
HOSPITALITY · MELIÁ DESERT PALM · 2025 WINNER
Making wellbeing part of the working week
Built with employee input, HostWell combined weekly activities, spa access, professional development and peer champions. The hotel reported monthly participation above 80%. Explore how it worked and what the evidence shows.
Explore all 2025 winner stories
35 stories covering 40 winning entries. Explore the action behind the recognition, with related awards brought together where they describe the same programme.
Acorn Strategy
How Acorn Strategy built wellbeing into the way work gets done
Professional services, PR and communications, and creative sector
Alshaya Group
How Alshaya made wellbeing support more consistent across its retail workforce
Retail sector
American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology
How ACPN took mental health education into community settings
Community impact by practitioners
Aster DM Healthcare
How Aster designed wellbeing support around the realities of caring
Caring for the carers
Baker McKenzie
How Baker McKenzie made support for parents a workplace wellbeing priority
Legal profession
Beacon Red
How Beacon Red connected employee voice with organisational wellbeing
Supportive technology company
Coca-Cola Arena
How Coca-Cola Arena connected staff wellbeing with an inclusive guest experience
Events sector
Conscious Finance Coaching
How Conscious Finance Coaching made space for the emotions behind money
Most improved entrant year on year
Department of Health Abu Dhabi
How Abu Dhabi connected screening, access and quality in mental healthcare
Best UAE initiative and healthcare sector
Dubai Holding Entertainment
How Dubai Holding Entertainment turned inclusion into everyday practice
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Faye Cobb
How Faye Cobb made wellbeing support visible from day one
Mental Health Champion of the Year
HayatX
How HayatX encouraged small and regular wellbeing check-ins
Best mental health and wellbeing initiative in Saudi Arabia
KEIF
How KEIF brought culturally grounded support to displaced children
Charity and non-profit supporting mental health
KEO financial literacy
How KEO made money conversations part of workplace wellbeing
Financial literacy
KEO wellbeing
How KEO connected mental, financial and social wellbeing
Best initiatives in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar
Lumii.me
How Lumii.me connected student check-ins with human support
Mental health technology innovation
Mediclinic Middle East
How Mediclinic put employee support at the centre of a difficult transition
Human Resources and talent management
MeNOW Health
How MeNOW Health brought menopause information and community together
Start-up and SME sector
Neuropower World
How Neuropower World turned neuroinclusion into practical workplace action
ESG supporting mental health
Nicole Clark-Darby
How Nicole Clark-Darby made room for honest conversations about resilience
Rise Above
The Brill Collective
How The Brill Collective designed flexibility around real lives
PR and communications
Wider Web
How Wider Web brought autistic voices into accessible digital design
Diversity, equity and inclusion