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Time to talk

Jane Baalam

February 4, 2020

Health and wellness benefits

Is mental health awareness on your agenda for 2020? Health and wellness benefits are on the surge, and mental health and wellbeing is at the top of the list.

More than a third (36%) of employers use employee assistance programmes (EAPs) to support staff mental health during winter, while 32% provide flexible and remote working opportunities (Source: Employee Benefits)

On Thursday 6th February it will be Time to Talk Day – a day when mental health will be in the forefront of many people’s minds.

I came from an armed forces family and have many many friends and contacts who are still in, or are ex-forces. They struggle daily with issues and problems that I cannot begin to understand.

I also know many people in the civilian world who have mental health issues.

I am glad it is no longer swept under the table, I am glad its not acceptable to tell them anymore to “pull yourself together”, “stop worrying”, don’t “dwell on it”, “get on with it” and all the other unhelpful phrases I’ve heard (and unforgivingly) used over the years.

I hope I’ve learned to be a better person when talking to people about mental health, and I have accepted that I can still do better. I suspect we all can.

If you want to help change attitudes to mental health, why not start with those nearest to you. “How are you really?” or “what’s happening for you?”. But if you don’t feel you are in that place, then you can help in other ways, and learn more by clicking on the link below. #TimeToTalk.

https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/time-talk-day/support-time-talk-day-online

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