Mental Health Awareness Week - Health, wellbeing and online learning flyer 15 May

Mental Health Awareness Week Events Calendar Mental Health Awareness Week (18 - 24 May 2020) We are supporting Mental Health Awareness Week hosted by the Mental Health Foundation. This year the theme is kindness. We recognise that promoting and supporting the positive mental health of our people is extremely important. Each day we will look at a different topic detailed below and provide you with information, tools and links to support you during these times. In addition we will be setting a personal daily challenge and also offering webinars which you can attend to provide personal learning & development in these key areas:

Monday 18 May A video introduction from Rob Tansey, Group HR Director Tuesday 19 May Theme: Be kind – to yourself and others Webinars

Resilience and bouncing back 10:00-10:45

Working remotely 14:00-14:45

Please register via MyLearning. You will receive a diary invite with the details of how to join the session the day before the webinar. If you don't have a Barratt email address please contact edward.beckingham@barrattplc.co.uk

Wednesday 20 May Theme: Supporting positive mental wellbeing – anxiety/social anxiety in these times Thursday 21 May Theme: Supporting parents and carers Webinars

An Introduction to mindfulness 10:00-11:00

Resilience and bouncing back 14:00-14:45

Please register via MyLearning. You will receive a diary invite with the details of how to join the session the day before the webinar. If you don't have a Barratt email address please contact edward.beckingham@barrattplc.co.uk

Friday 22nd May Webinar

Theme: Looking forward positively Mindfulness practice 11:00-11:30

Please register via MyLearning. You will receive a diary invite with the details of how to join the session the day before the webinar. If you don't have a Barratt email address please contact edward.beckingham@barrattplc.co.uk

Mental Health Awareness Week Together we stay stronger We all have mental health Everyone has mental health, just like everyone has physical health - sometimes it's good and sometimes it's poor. In the course of a lifetime, not all people will experience a mental illness, but everyone will struggle or have a challenge with their mental wellbeing (i.e. their mental health) just like we all have challenges with our physical wellbeing from time to time.

When we talk about mental health, we’re talking about our mental wellbeing: our emotions, our thoughts and feelings, our ability to solve problems and overcome difficulties, our social connections, and our understanding of the world around us.

Canadian Mental Health Association

Impact of the current climate on mental health Whether you are staying at home, working from home or have recently returned to work, taking care of your mental health and wellbeing as well as your physical fitness is really important.

You may feel frustrated or isolated. You may also feel worried or anxious, scared or concerned about your health or those close to you.

It's important to remember that it is OK to feel this way and that everyone will react and respond differently during this unprecedented time. Remember, this situation is temporary and, for most of us, these feelings will pass.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)/Construction Worker Helpline Don’t forget our EAP providers, Unum LifeWorks, offers free telephone help and support to cope with life’s challenging events - talk to someone confidentially on 0800 048 2702 or access tools, information and links on their website (user id: unum password: lifeworks).

We partner with the B&CE Construction Worker Helpline who offer help for employees and their dependants providing emotional support, information, guidance and advice. Visit their website for further information or call them in confidence on freephone 0808 801 0372 (8am-8pm, 7 days a week)

MyLearning updates As this week is dedicated to mental health, the following modules have been added to MyLearning:

Anxiety and panic attacks Introduction to cognitive behavioural therapy Positive psychology There's already a range of modules on MyLearning on managing stess which are worth a look: Work-life balance (60 second skill) and Switching off from work (60 second skill)

PLUS – don’t forget the rest of the 60 second skills range and more on health and wellbeing

For all of these just go to MyLearning and select the Library button (top left) and then 'Health and Wellbeing'.

IMPORTANT – please ensure you are up to date with your mandatory learning, in particular GDPR, which may have now expired and Information Security Essentials, which is due for many by the end of May. If you are experiencing any difficulties - TALK to someone, this is the most important thing you can do.