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Here is the recording from our most recent Insight Session - click here to view.

We were joined by Steven McCann, who shared his personal story of addiction, how that impacted his work and relationships, and how he then overcame that to now be able to help others, sitting on the Steering Committee for This Is Me, the Lord Mayor’s Appeal, and advising law firms, financial institutions and corporates on addiction awareness, mental health and inclusion, helping organisations build recovery-informed, psychologically safe workplace cultures.

Steven also shared practical ways we can look out for others and help if we are concerned about a colleagues wellbeing, and how employers can better support employees at work, at work social events and beyond.

Hello!

I've had a few discussions recently with firms who've indicated they're noticing a significant gap between the initial intervention of Mental Health First Aiders and when their people are then able to obtain the full Mental Health support they need. In part, this appears to be due to the lead times in accessing certain Mental Health services.

Does anyone have any ideas and/or examples of how they've helped their own people to manage this gap once they've engaged with their Mental Health First Aiders?

Thank you!

Today, (6.2.25) is Time To Talk Day, and we want to encourage more conversations about our mental health.

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It's not always easy to get conversations like that going, for lots of reasons. People might feel they don't want to burden people with their problems, or that they might be judged if they reveal something, but as caring, understanding professionals we know that simply listening and offering empathy to someone can make an enormous difference, and far from judging, we often simply want to help.

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* What ideas do you have as to how to start conversations about mental health?

* If you were concerned for a colleague, what processes do you have in place to address that?

* Do you have an examples of best practice from your workplace, or previous workplaces?

* How can you encourage people, without pressuring them, to take part?

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We will also be offering a session that focuses on how to encourage high performers to ask for help - this is on the 5th of March - email info@mindfulbusinesscharter.com if it isn't already in your diary!