1. Sharon Duffy Mental Health First Aider (MHFA) England
- Promoting Mental Health Awareness in The Workplace
- Seminars/Workshops
- Visitation Dog
- Someone to Talk to
Tel:

2. Mental Health First Aider (MHFA)England

3. The Role of a Mental Health First Aider
To be a point of contact for an employee who is experiencing a mental health issue or emotional distress.
MHFAs are a recovery control, as workers must have developed and be affected by feelings such as anxiety and depression before they ask for help
As well as in a crisis, MHFAs are valuable in providing early intervention help for someone who may be developing a mental health issue.
Early referral to an MHFA, before the onset of a chronic condition, may mean subsequence medical assistance is applied earlier and has a better chance of being effective more quickly
This interaction could range from having an initial conversation through to supporting the person to get appropriate help.
Appointing MHFAs in the workplace may be additional to providing Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs)

4. Benefits of Appointing MHFAs in The Workplace
Is the boost to mental health awareness it can provide throughout an organisation
Advocates for mental wellbeing
Can help to reduce the stigmatisation associated with experiencing mental
ill-health
Benefits of an outsourced MHFAs
Some workers might not want to seek help from a particular individual, a choice should be made available where possible

5. What is Mental Health
Mental health is about how we think, feel and behave
Anxiety and depression are the most common health problems. They are often a reaction to a difficult life event, such as a bereavement, but can also be caused by work-related issues
Work can also aggravate pre-existing conditions, and problems at work can bring on symptoms or make their effects worse
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6. What Is Stress
Stress is a reaction to events or experiences in someone’s home life, work life or a combination of both.
Common mental health problems can have a single cause outside work, for example bereavement, divorce, postnatal depression, a medical condition or a family history of the problem.
But people can have these sorts of problems with no obvious causes.
Where stress is prolonged it can
lead to both physical and
psychological damage, including
anxiety and depression

7. Mental Health in The Workplace
Right now 1 in 6 workers is dealing with a mental health problem such as anxiety, depression or stress
A staggering 70 million work days are lost each year due to mental health problems in the UK, costing employers approximately £2.4 billion per year.
One in four people in the UK will have a mental health problem at some point in their lifetime
Sadly, over 6,000 people a year die by suicide in the UK
Mental ill-health is one of the primary reasons for work absenteeism
Did you know that we say “I’m Fine” 14 times per week but mean it just a fifth of the time
Mental Health in The Workplace

8. Why people don’t talk about mental health
Many people who experience distress try to keep their feelings hidden because they are afraid of other people’s responses
Fear of discrimination and feelings of shame are among the top reasons people give for not telling their colleagues about their mental health problems
Too often employees are scared to tell their managers
A recent survey revealed that one in five people felt they couldn’t tell their boss if they were overly stressed at work
Less then half diagnosed with a mental health problem had told their manager

9. Employers legal responsibility to help their employees
Work-related mental health issues must be assessed to measure the levels of risk to staff
Where risk is identified, steps must be taken to remove it or reduce it as far as reasonably practicable

10. So, how to get people talking?

11. Marley

12. Dogs in the workplace can help to:
Stress levels
Reduce
Mood
Lift
Well-being
Boost
Productivity
Increase
Interaction and socialisation between employees
Encourage
Scientific studies found……

13. Petting a dog for just 15 Minutes releases the feel-good hormones serotonin, prolactin and oxytocin, and it lowers the stress hormone cortisol

14. IOSH – Mental Health First Aiders: Workplace considerations

15. Sharon Duffy Mental Health First Aider (MHFA) England
- Promoting Mental Health Awareness in The Workplace
- Seminars/Workshops
- Visitation Dog
- Someone to Talk to
Tel: