Mental Health First Aid

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We have been through unprecedented times recently. This may well have caused undue stress for employees.

Are you aware of the signs and how can you help to support your employees?

Our HR Director is a qualified mental health first aider. You may ask What is Mental health first aid?


Mental Health First Aid is:

🔘spotting the signs and symptoms of common mental health

issues.

🔘providing non-judgemental support and reassurance.

🔘guiding a person to seek professional support.

What action should I take?

Organisations should consider:

🔘ensuring that their health and safety risk assessments consider

not just physical health and risks, but also mental health and

risks.

🔘managing and mitigating the risks of harm in the workplace and

having ways to support people with mental health issues.

🔘treating mental health in a similar way to physical health. For

example, by having as many first aiders for mental health as for

physical health.

Your workplace may want to:

🔘have access to a qualified Mental Health First Aiders. This

includes adequate mental health first aid cover for periods of

absence or multiple workplace sites.

🔘encourage all employees to maintain a healthy workplace

through mental health awareness training or resources

ensure that HR policies and practices recognise the needs of

those with mental health conditions.

🔘Have a clear and well – communicated mental health wellbeing

policy. Our research suggests 80% of employees were not sure if their company had a mental health wellbeing policy. An organisation may open itself to a claim for compensation by failing to respond appropriately to an employee with a mental health issue.

We can carry out an HR audit to ensure your policies contain a suitable mental health wellbeing policy. And give guidance and assistance as required to individuals or groups within your organiation.

Helen Price-Evans is an NLP Master Practitioner and a certified Mental Health First Aider at Starfish People.

Helen Price-Evans
NLP Master Practitioner and a certified Mental Health First Aider at Starfish People

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