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1 in 6 people in work will be experiencing a common mental health problem (stress, depression, anxiety) at any one time. By putting wellbeing in the workplace at the heart of what you do, you can support people to know they are not alone.

As the leading local mental health charity, Mid and North East Essex Mind understands what is needed when it comes to providing mental health training.

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Our goal is to provide local businesses, community groups and charitable organisations with the support they need to better support employees facing mental health challenges and how to best manage these in the workplace.

Training courses

All of our training is delivered by mental health experts and tailored to your business needs. We will deliver our courses in a way that suits you, whether face-to-face or virtually, and all attendees are supported to learn in a safe environment with practical insights and reading materials.

Select the individual training courses below to find out more about what’s involved.

Overview

3.5 hours
Face-to-face or virtual delivery

This programme is aimed at everyone, as an important introduction to mental health for those with limited or no knowledge of mental health or as a refresher to those with some prior knowledge.

What we cover

Introduction to Mental Health

  • What is mental health?
  • The mental health continuum
  • Understanding stress
  • Understanding common mental health problems
  • Causes of mental health problems
  • The role of stigma

Looking after our own Mental Health

  • Managing stress
  • 5 ways to well-being (how to stay in good mental health)

Supporting Others

  • Recognising the need for support
  • How to have compassionate conversations
  • How to signpost someone to support
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Overview

5.5 hours
Face-to-face or virtual delivery

This course is aimed at those who manage others and provides some practical tips on how to support a colleague who maybe experiencing mental health issues.

What we cover

Introduction to Mental Health

  • What is mental health?
  • The mental health continuum
  • Understanding stress
  • Understanding common mental health problems
  • Causes of mental health problems

Mental Health in the Workplace

  • The impact of poor mental health in the workplace
  • Sources of stress and drivers of mental health at work
  • Mental health and the law
  • Barriers to mental health support at work
  • Understanding the role of stigma

Looking after our own Mental Health

  • Managing stress
  • 5 ways to well-being (how to stay in good mental health)

Supporting Others

  • Recognising the need for support
  • How to have compassionate conversations
  • How to signpost someone to support
  • Wellness Action Planning at work
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Overview

2.5 hours
Face-to-face or virtual delivery

What we cover

Introduction to Suicide Awareness

  • Common myths around suicide
  • Figures on suicide

Recognising the signs that someone may be at risk

  • What to look out for that might give us concern that someone may be thinking of suicide
  • Risk factors that make people more vulnerable to suicide

Asking about suicidal thoughts

  • How to have compassionate conversations
  • Recognising invitations to ask about suicide
  • How to ask directly about suicide

Supporting to safety

  • Crisis response – what to do if someone is immediately at risk
  • Signposting to support – to stay safe for now and into the future

Looking after ourselves

  • Self-care when supporting others
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Overview

Half day training session

Virtual delivery

For clinical and non-clinical staff who work within General Practices

This training provides both clinical and non-clinical staff who work within General Practices the tools to identify if a patient or colleague is experiencing suicidal thoughts and how to open a conversation and support them to seek help.

This Training is completely free of charge to practices and has been generously funded by a local family.

Training can be provided to whole practice teams on any date suitable for the practice, or delivered on an individual basis.

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Mental Health Awareness Training – Chelmsford

Tuesday 26th September 2023
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Mental Health Awareness Training – Colchester Fully Booked

Wednesday 4th October 2023
Event

Suicide Awareness Training – Clacton

Thursday 12th October 2023
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Suicide Awareness Training – Braintree

Tuesday 17th October 2023
Event

Suicide Awareness Training – Chelmsford

Tuesday 7th November 2023
Event

Managing Mental Health in the Workplace- Braintree

Wednesday 15th November 2023
Event

Suicide Awareness Training – Colchester

Thursday 16th November 2023
Event

Employee Wellbeing Matters

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development survey of HR leaders in the UK (2021) found that 75% of respondents believe that employee wellbeing is on their organisation’s agenda but they were less positive about the skills and confidence of managers to support and promote employee mental health.

Poor mental health is also a significant risk factor for suicide. Rates of suicide are rising across the UK and Essex has higher than average incidence. There is a drive to ensure that all members of the community and within workplaces are trained in suicide awareness in order to support colleagues, friends and family members.

Why it’s time to invest in mental health training

Poor mental health has a significant impact on work productivity and work retention:

  • 1 in 6 people in work will be experiencing a common mental health problem (stress, depression, anxiety) at any one time (1)
  • In 2020/21 work-related stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 50% of all work-related ill health (2)
  • 14.3 million workdays are lost due to stress, anxiety and depression (3)
  • The estimated cost to UK employers of mental ill-health (through absenteeism, presenteeism and staff turnover) is £42-45 billion annually (4)
  • The average return on investment for every £1 spent on mental health in the workplace is over £5 (4)

Looking for bespoke training?

Whatever your training needs, we are here to help.

As your local leading mental health charity, we can support you with your workplace wellbeing activities and training needs.

Email our training team at training@mnessexmind.org or call us on 01206 764600

Sources

1 McManus et al, 2014
2 HSE, 2021
3 Health Matters, Public Health England
4 Deloitte, 2020