Prioritising Mental Health Awareness in the workplace: A crucial investment
With 1 in 5 people experiencing Mental Health issues in Northern Ireland, Samaritans is urging Northern Ireland businesses to acquire the skills they need to engage with their employees on a deeper, more productive level.
“Amidst the pressures of deadlines, targets, and expectations, employees often face significant mental health challenges and the costs to business are steep: low employee productivity, absenteeism, high turnover, lost potential. Stress, anxiety, and burnout can negatively impact productivity, morale, and overall well-being. However, by fostering a culture of understanding and support, organisations can create environments where employees feel valued, heard, and empowered. Building a company culture centred on wellbeing and preventative, proactive care, it can improve staff resilience and retention. Creating that open, supportive culture also highlights the integrity of your organisation,”
Marcella Taylor
Mental health issues are often hidden at work. Managers and staff may be unaware what the colleague at the next desk or the other end of a Zoom call is going through and their need for understanding and support. Yet poor mental health can affect us all at any stage in our careers and workplace culture has an impact.
Samaritans Mental Health Awareness Training
Benefits of Samaritans Mental Health Awareness Training
- Uniquely, our Mental Health Awareness Training is delivered by our skilled volunteers; dedicated experts rigorously trained to deal with people in distress.
- Our training will give employers the skills to engage with their employees on a deeper, more productive, level.
- It will help managers/supervisors feel confident and competent in spotting the signs and having conversations with staff about sensitive issues like mental health.
- Early detection and intervention can help promote positive mental health and increase motivation and productivity.
- It will improve staff resilience and retention not just in the short term but over the long term aswell.
If you would like further information please email our STEP team [email protected]
Participant Reviews
Julia Henry, Payescape.
This course gave our managers the confidence to deal with difficult conversations. We all took the lesson that its ok just to listen to someone when they are going through a hard time, this sometimes is all the help they need.
Pro paramedics.
We found the Samaritans course absolutely brilliant. A really approachable, knowledgeable and passionate trainer. We would recommend this course to everyone as a really useful and worthwhile course to do.
HR Manager, Roe Park Resort and Spa.
Our team found the sessions to be really helpful and very worthwhile. David the trainer from Samaritans, provided great information that gave us a deeper understanding of how to effectively deal with any issues that may arise in the workplace. Thank you for enriching our team with invaluable knowledge and skills.
Andrews Memorial Primary School.
A great course delivered by a knowledgeable trainer. Thought provoking and informative. Our staff enjoyed the session and now feel more confident dealing with the subject of mental health.
Paula McAlpine, HR Manager at the Grand Opera House.
The training sessions helped provide line managers with the knowledge, skills and tools they may need to support team members in the workplace with their mental health, to understand the importance of good emotional health, as well as provide practical tips to help initiate positive mental health conversations with teams. I would highly recommend this training for other organisations.