ENI 8th—14th May 2017
Mental Health Awareness Week
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ay 8th 2017 sees the start of Mental Health Awareness week. Over the years at enitial we've seen the significant impact mental health issues can have on an individual and their families. A number of our own employees have experienced health concerns of this nature, sometimes affecting those who have least expected to be affected so it really can affect any one of us. We consider awareness and acceptance that such issues exist a really important part of our duty of care towards our employees and we hope that our workforce share this acceptance. We may not be experts in the field of mental health but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be aware of it and the impact it has on people's lives. Please do take the time to read the information we've pulled together in aid of the Awareness week and consider how such issues may affect you or those around you. We are all diverse and all have different challenges in life.
“When “I” is replaced by “we”, illness becomes wellness,,”
- Sarah Speksynder on behalf of enitial
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we feel, think, and act. It’s something we all have and something that changes from person to person at different times in our lives. Read More Here: https:// www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/ what-is-mental-health/ Winning Ways to Wellness
Statistics! Charities! Support! Statistics
Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding. Mind’s President is Stephen Fry. He is our figurehead and our leading ambassador - promoting our causes and advocating on our behalf. Our president embodies our values; credibility, trustworthiness and authority.
Samaritans offer a Free 24/7 safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal.
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Resources Click below for a variety of Self Help Guides and reading materials:
“A person has TWO hands. One for helping THEMSELVES. The other for helping OTHERS”
Useful Apps Headspace Fitbit My Water Balance Brain Training
Apps to remind you of things, set count downs to big events, tracks your progress, provide reading materials, fitness tutorials, groups, games….all can help in day to day life in some way.
Tuesday 9th May: The Truth about Stress—11:45pm—BBC1 Thursday 11th May: The Truth about Sleep—9pm—BBC1 BBC iPlayer, channel 4 & channel 5 have a variety of programmes available looking at personal wellbeing, looking into mental illnesses and the stigmas surrounding. Netflix too offer a wide selection of programmes, documentaries, tutorials around wellbeing, healthier eating, and exercise
Brain Teaser! Think you know the answer? Give up trying to find out if there even is an answer? Email: k.legge@enitial.co.uk