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“1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem in any given year”. (Rethink Mental Illness).
January is a great time to try and develop healthier habits. Doing so presents the opportunity to reap various physical and mental benefits
Today is World Mental Health Day.
The theme for this year is workplace mental health.
We have a supportive culture at Maxwell Hodge and encourage positive mental health and wellbeing. Our company values are Team, Support, Guidance and Resilience, which are promoted at all levels. These values are important for working with clients and colleagues but also for personal wellbeing.
One of the ways we encourage positive wellbeing is by sharing different resources and tips throughout the year and running awareness sessions. Furthermore, when people are suffering poor mental health, we put things in place to try to help them, such as paid time off, phased return to work or flexible working.
In addition, we regularly ask for staff feedback on initiatives and ways to improve the business by putting more support in place whether that be in relation to mental health and wellbeing or career development. This is because we aim to ensure that all staff are happy, feel supported, have meaningful opportunities, and build good connections.
Having a healthy and happy workforce is vital for both the individual and business due to the benefits it brings, including increased employee wellbeing, morale, job satisfaction and productivity. Some of the ways we try to increase wellbeing is by:
- Having open conversations about mental health.
- Sharing resources about mental health, wellbeing, and different awareness days.
- Having a supportive Management Team and Mental Health and Wellbeing Team.
- Prioritising employee voice by providing opportunities for staff feedback (such as performance reviews, team and office meetings, and engagement surveys).
- Offering paid time off for volunteering, caring responsibilities, and studying/exams.
There are many ways we support employees and enhance this wherever possible. The annual employee engagement survey we run is invaluable to see what improvements we can make, as our people’s views are important to ensure that the plans and strategies that we put in place support the long-term health and wellbeing of our Team.
Should you need support information and support, we would recommend you visit Mind: www.mind.org.uk.
September sees the start of a new school term. For many children and young people this means a return to a new school year. This might be familiar to them, as they may be returning to the same school or college but for others, it will bring new excitement and challenges as they start at a new school or college.
When people around us, whether it be loved ones or a colleague at work, suffer mental ill health or poor wellbeing it can be distressing. This is because you are worried about them and maybe unsure how to help.
Background
International Fathers’ Mental Health Day is a relatively new concept and was co-founded in 2016 by Mark Williams (UK) and Dr Daniel Singley (USA)
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Wellbeing
Stress Awareness Month, April 2024 – Positive V Negative Stress – Managing Stress Effectively
What is Stress?
Stress can lurk in all aspects of our lives whether that be in response to personal or professional pressures, or sometimes a combination of both
What is Resilience?
Being resilient means adapting and bouncing back when something difficult happens (Miles, 2022)
Parental Mental Health and Managing Family Stress
Being a parent brings a lot of challenges and for parents that have a mental health problem, these challenges can be exacerbated
