Tips for talking about mental health with workers
THE UK will hold the nation’s biggest annual mental health conversation, Time to Talk Day, on 01 February 2024.
THE UK will hold the nation’s biggest annual mental health conversation, Time to Talk Day, on 01 February 2024.
NEW MEASURES to enhance recruitment and retention in the teaching profession have been announced by the government. They include £1.5 million of new investment to deliver a three-year mental health and wellbeing support package for school and college leaders; providing professional supervision and counselling to at least 2,500 leaders.
AS PART of My Whole Self – MHFA England’s campaign for workplace culture change – the social enterprise is calling on employers to create cultures where people feel able to bring their whole self to work to help improve workplace wellbeing.
NEARLY TWO million workers in Great Britain reported suffering ill-health as a result of their work in 2022/23, with around half these cases due to stress, depression or anxiety.
A MUCH needed new online learning tool designed to prevent work-related stress has been launched.
THOSE WHO don’t feel stressed because of their job are in a small minority, while most who do feel stressed would stop short of raising the issue at work.
OVER ONE in FIVE American adults live with mental illness. From low mood to severe disorders like bipolar, mental illness can disrupt someone’s ability to engage and perform at work. Without considering mental health, your health and safety strategy could falter.
A NATIONAL contractual limit on teachers’ working time must be introduced to tackle stress and burnout within the profession, the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union has argued.
ACCORDING TO the World Health Organization, more than 700,000 people die due to suicide every year. It is the fourth leading cause of death among people aged between 15 and 29.
THE RCN has joined forces with the British Psychological Society and other health organisations to raise serious concerns about the lack of continued funding for psychological support for NHS staff.
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