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What is mental health first aid?

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• ​spotting the signs and symptoms of common mental health issues

• providing non-judgemental support and reassurance

• guiding a person to seek professional support.

 

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What is the impact of poor mental health in the workplace?

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• Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental illness each year. In 2016, 15.8 million UK work days were lost due to mental illness.*

• The largest causes of sickness absence for our country’s workforce are depression, stress, and anxiety. Mental illness costs UK businesses around £35 billion every year. This equates to:

£10.6 billion lost to sickness absence,

£21.2 billion in reduced productivity,

£3.1 billion in substituting employees members who vacate their roles due to mental illness.**

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What are the benefits of mental health awareness?

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• raises awareness of mental illnesses

• reduces the stigma attached to mental illness

• improves health & wellbeing - being aware of others and of yourself

• encourages early intervention to support recovery

• financial - research suggests that improving UK workplace mental health management     could reduce employers’ losses attributed to mental illness by 30%, collectively saving £8 billion a year.**

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