Mental health impacts businesses across the UK at £34.9bn each year, largely due to lost productivity. This equates to 72 million workdays lost each year due to mental health problems, or £1,300 per employee per year.
One of the most effective ways to protect your employees and reduce these costs is to provide proper mental first aid training in the workplace. Mental health first aid is knowing how to identify the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems and helping people who need help. With trained staff her members, businesses can support their staff and reduce the financial impact of mental health by up to 30%.
Datalase’s Hannah Roscoe said: “Statistically, one in four of us will experience mental health issues in any given year. It’s important to recognize that things are happening.
“In my role as Human Resources Manager, if an individual struggling with mental health came to me, would I have the skills and knowledge to help that person in the best possible way? decided to join Mental Health First Aid in order to increase our knowledge and understanding of mental health and provide the best possible support.We all need to take care of our mental health, recognize the signs, It’s very important to know where to go,” she adds.
Trained mental health first responders initiate productive conversations about mental health, become role models for how to manage mental health, increase understanding of the importance of mental health, and reduce stigma and discrimination related to mental health. can play an important role in eliminating workplace.Learn more about https://mhfaengland.org/
DataLase specializes in photonic printing solutions. Headquartered in the UK, DataLase offers inkless printing solutions for products and packaging based on patented laser-reactive color-changing pigment technology.
