How your business can support staff to reduce sick days

Mental health issues such as stress, depression and anxiety account for almost 70 million days off sick per year. So if your business is affected, now would be a good time to consider how you manage and support the Mental Health of your staff.

60% of employees say they’d feel more motivated and more likely to recommend their organisation as a good place to work if their employer acted to support mental health and wellbeing.

The workshop will give an overview of Mental Health First Aid (a government backed initiative that sits alongside conventional First Aid Training) considering the key areas that are prevalent in today’s workplaces and social environments. It will explore the signs to consider when evaluating mental health and more specifically depression, anxiety, personality disorders, eating disorders and self harm. It also defines and offers insight into psychosis, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Bio of Deliverer - Katie Bancroft

Founder and MD Katie is simply passionate about providing clients with the exact, business appropriate, HR, training and recruitment solution that they need. Her mission is to provide a joined-up approach to HR and wellbeing, focusing largely on improving mental health awareness. An accredited MHFA instructor she also has over 15 years’ experience of working in HR and recruitment across a wide range of businesses and sectors, and she understands the key role that HR plays in helping a business owner deliver their business strategy. As a psychology graduate, she blends her understanding of people with her commercial acumen and her understanding of HR.

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