Do you know somebody who is suffering in silence? When it comes to Mental Health at work (and at home for that matter) we can all too often brush things under the carpet in the name of ‘putting on a brave face’ or ‘pulling our socks up’. The fear of what others might think or...Continue reading
After some inspiring conversations over the last few days I am percolating some ideas about how we raise the game - and help others to do the same, when it comes to mental health at work. There have been some positive strides forward in the last year or so. The profile of mental health issues...Continue reading
Earlier this week HRH the Duke of Cambridge launched ‘Mental Health at Work’ – a new ‘online gateway’ funded by The Royal Foundation as part of their Heads Together campaign. Mental Health at Work is a huge collaboration with the Mental Health charity Mind and a number of key partner organisations from across the UK...Continue reading
A video introducing our new business - a quick explanation about the business, what we are doing and why. Our core mission is to reduce the number of people that die by suicide, which is why we chose today as our launch day - World Suicide Prevention Day. This work is so important. Please watch...Continue reading
800,000 people die by suicide every year globally. Most, not all, but most of those people are experiencing mental health issues- depression and anxiety being the most common of those. 676 MILLION people are affected by mental health issues worldwide. We live in a world of permanent connection- it would seem- the internet is always...
In my first post I wanted to give you a little insight in to my story so far and share with you why mental health is such an important issue for me and what we are hoping to achieve. I will be posting each week with a mix of articles and features around mental health...Continue reading