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Mental Health in the Workplace

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Updated Mental Health First Aid Half Day course now available

By Amanda Furness | 24 May 2018

We’re delighted to be able to offer the updated Mental Health First Aid Half Day Course. Delivered by passionate & knowledgeable trainers, it can offer each and every individual in your organisation a basic mental health awareness session.

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Bespoke Mental Health Awareness Training for Managers at Plexus Law

By Jan Lawrence | 30 January 2018

Plexus Law is at the forefront of defendant law. We were delighted when Plexus Law’s Learning and Development team approached In Equilibrium to discuss delivering a 3-hour bespoke Mental Health Awareness training course at their Leeds office.

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Risk Assessment in the Workplace: a priority for psychological as well as physical wellbeing

By Amanda Furness | 22 December 2017

An explanation of why managers should consider psychological wellbeing alongside any potential physical dangers when carrying out workplace risk assessments. How to use In Equilibrium’s ‘CUSP’™ framework to manage mental health conditions at work is outlined.

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Resources – study of Mental Health & Wellbeing in Employment

By Amanda Furness | 07 December 2017

In Equilibrium’s final newsletter of 2017 featured work-related stress, depression or anxiety statistics recently released by the HSE and a study by Deloitte into mental health and wellbeing in employment.

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Mental health and resilience in the veterinary profession

By Amanda Furness | 02 November 2017

A look at the statistics, the possible explanations & the importance of increasing awareness of mental health and resilience in the veterinary profession.

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Mental health core standards recommended by new review

By Amanda Furness | 27 October 2017

“Thrive at Work” is a new review commissioned by the Prime Minister, it recommends employers adopt 6 mental health core standards to help reduce the annual cost of poor mental health in the UK.

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Ask the Expert : What steps can I take to protect my mental health?

By Amanda Furness | 13 September 2017

Specialist trainer, Christine Clark, answers a question from a reader who is looking for tips to ‘protect my mental health’ following a change at their work.

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Re-empowering managers to talk about mental health

By Amanda Furness | 12 September 2017

Trainer Christine Clark states that “… currently most of us are disempowered around mental health …”, the training programme being rolled out at Network Rail has the aim of re-empowering managers.

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CIPD Absence Management Survey featured in Summer newsletter resources

By Amanda Furness | 30 June 2017

The Summer edition of our newsletter featured the results of 2 surveys – the 2016 CIPD Absence Management Survey & NatCen’s 2015 Social Attitudes Survey which included 40 questions about mental health problems and mental wellbeing.

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Newsletter featured Mental Health in the Workplace Resources

By Amanda Furness | 02 February 2017

Our first newsletter of 2017 featured 2 mental health in the workplace resources – a practical toolkit of materials and an enlightening report which found that the value added by those with mental health problems in the workplace may be up to nine time the estimated costs which arise.

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