Simon Hannah on World Mental Health Day

#WorldMentalHealthDay

There are lots of people sharing incredibly brave stories about their own mental health today.

I want to share the JW Filshill journey of how we are approaching not only the #MentalHealth of the #FilshillFamily but our collective #wellbeing in the hope that anyone reading this can take some of these ideas and introduce them into their business.

#MentalHealth

• Allocate accountability within your business. We have the incredible Amanda Casey, Safety and Wellbeing Manager
• We have 30 fully trained Mental Health First Aiders ⛑️ and 6 #Cancer Ambassadors
• 216 support interventions have been made to date supporting colleagues, customers and suppliers
• Every meeting we have starts with a 2 word check-in (1 word to describe how are you feeling at home and 1 word for how are you feeling at work)
• This is a great way for individuals to use this as a mechanism to seek help and break down stigma
• Leadership vulnerability is so important and avoiding “toxic positivity” is paramount
• Signposting individuals for additional support is important GroceryAid is an incredible resource for this.

#Wellbeing

We believe that a proactive approach to Wellbeing is essential and have identified 6 areas to focus on.

Sleep 💤
Exercise 🏃🏻‍♂️
Social interaction 💬
Hobbies / Activities 🎨
Helping others 🖐️
Stress Management 😤

Our wellbeing team organise activities through the year linked to these aligned to our overall wellbeing event calendar 🗓️

I would be delighted to speak with anyone who is keen to make a start, struggling to gain traction within their business or if you think your boss would like to have a chat please tag them in comments.

I would love to hear what others are doing within their businesses