World Mental Health Day 2024

World Mental Health Day is on 10 October 2024.

Mind report that we’re in the middle of a mental health crisis, due to a broken mental health system.

It is everyone’s responsibility to champion mental health in the workplace. So, what can be done to support yours and your employee’s mental health.

Print and Display World Mental Health Day Posters

Spread the message and print and display World Mental Health Day posters to spread awareness about burnout, self-care steps, and how your workplace prioritises mental health.

Spot the Signs of Burnout

Burnout doesn’t happen overnight; it’s gradual and can take hold before you’re aware of it.

Recognising the signs in yourself and others is key to fostering a healthier, more resilient workplace where mental wellbeing is a priority.

Burnout symptoms can be physical, emotional, and behavioural and ignoring burnout can lead to chronic issues, so it’s important to seek help and restore work-life balance.

Manage Stress and Build Resilience

Everyone experiences stress in their lives. Sometimes the pressure of being busy at work can help us get things done, but sometimes if things build up too much, people may feel like they can’t do anything at all.

Encourage your teams to make sure they think about their own wellbeing. You could introduce the Stress Bucket to help employees think about their personal stress threshold, and how they avoid stress building up. Thinking about the Stress Bucket will help to prompt your teams to take action to build their resilience.

Create a Wellbeing Plan

This is activity that gets you and your employees thinking about what components make up good mental health, and what you or your employees might be struggling with.

Thinking about and documenting causes of stress and poor mental health in and out of work, what the early warning signs are and what it looks like when someone is struggling is an important way to identify how people are feeling and consider what support can be offered.

Talk to Someone

Most importantly is to encourage employees to talk about their mental health. It is a difficult conversation and needs to be handled in a sensitive manner, but holding an open conversation and signposting support can be the difference between an employee being in work or off sick.

How Hallidays HR can help

If you don’t have a policy or need one reviewing, please get in touch to ensure you are compliant with the new legislation. If you would like to discuss any of the above in more detail, then please do not hesitate to contact us on 0161 476 8276 or email. And of course, visit the website: Hallidays HR Website and our LinkedIn page: Hallidays HR LinkedIn