Mental-Health First Aiders Are Multiplying as Problems Can Hit One-in-Four; Rachel Bowen from Mind Cymru Looks at How Mental Health First Aid in Wales Is Going from Strength to Strength
“Mental Health is top of mind for us at Envato, and we’re always looking for ways to shine a light on it,” says Michelle. “First and foremost, we want our Envatians to feel fully supported in looking after their Mental Health and well-being. We want to create a safe space to ...
Do you have people that are Mental Health First Aiders? A functional HR department? Employee Assistance Programmes? Teams Are your managers and senior people trained to help people with their health and wellbeing? If not, how will you develop a team of people trained in areas like diversity, ...
17. Create a strategy to address employee work life balance Designate certain days as company-wide meeting-free days 18. Include provisions for employees’ mental health Train employees from each department as mental health first-aiders 19. Ask employees what wellbeing initiatives they need Circula...
However, in other scenarios, the first aider could be providing initial support in an emergency situation. In this case, they would aim to help the casualty survive until professional medical help arrives. Why is it important? Knowledge of the principles of healthcare and medicine is always usef...
How well understood and implemented is a mental health program (maybe within wellbeing) in you organization? Are any staff trained as mental health first aiders? Are management trained to look for signs of depression, anxiety etc. View the poll...
For Mental Health Awareness Week, seven women talk to Cosmopolitan UK about the first time they reached out for help whether it was to a friend, parent or GP and what happened after they asked for support.
The bank set up excellent resources too, including fitness sessions, access to mental health first aiders, guest speaker events (a world renowned neurologist, who specialises in sleep disorders, presented to us), a wellbeing toolkit for line managers, a six-week mindfulness course for colleagues,...