Mental Health

To mark World Mental Health Day UK building services company Evotech has pledged to fostering healthy workplace wellbeing by signing the Mental Health at Work Commitment.

Veriforce CHAS reports that over 5,000 of its members have completed the Mental Health & Wellbeing Question Set assessment it launched in April.

A time capsule has been buried at the construction site of Manchester's new adult mental health inpatient unit North View.

A partnership between Sodexo Government and Combat2Coffee is further supporting veterans and ex-uniformed personnel in the United Kingdom.

A mental health assessment tool has been launched to help hospitality employers identify what is impacting the wellbeing of their workforce the most.

A homebuilder in North West England is encouraging more men working in construction to talk about their mental health to help reduce high rates of suicide within the industry.

James Massey, Managing Director of Facilities Management at MRI Software, says AI, data-driven insights and the digitisation of everyday activity will make work better for FM teams

Veriforce CHAS is encouraging employers to address mental health this year as new figures reveal stress, depression or anxiety account for almost half of all work-related ill health in the United Kingdom.

A recent survey identifies mental health as the biggest challenge facing the facilities management sector in Europe.

Aston University's College of Health and Life Sciences has established Schwartz Round sessions to allow medical and healthcare students to discuss the emotional aspects of their work in a safe space.

A novel partnership between NHS Property Services (NHSPS) and the Campaign to End Loneliness is providing training for NHS receptionists to tackle loneliness.

With survey data revealing a majority of UK workers still suffer the wobbles at work, leadership coach Deborah (Debbie) Green, shares her thoughts about 'imposter syndrome' and how to overcome it.

Asim Shah, MD, chief of psychiatry at Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital, calls for more research into the effects of the pandemic as the number of deaths through suicide reaches almost 50,000 in the United States.

Georgia Shaw, Culture and Inclusion Coordinator at NHS Property Services (NHSPS), discusses the property services provider's approach to supporting colleagues' mental health, and its new 'Mental Health Awareness' E-learning course.

Corps Security has announced a second event to address the stigma around mental health in the UK's security industry.

Corps Security Solutions Director, Salman Shamim, will take on the ultimate challenge of strength and agility when he participates in the UNESCO Saharan Ultra Challenge to raise money for Social Enterprise charity partner, Combat Stress.

A partnership between EMCOR UK and Access Community Trust (ACT) is creating employment, supporting a local community, and improving wellbeing and mental wellbeing at the British Sugar plant in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.

Nine prominent Safety & Health organisations in the United Kingdom have formed the Occupational Safety and Health Stakeholder Alliance (OSH Stakeholder Alliance) to provide a '360-degree' perspective on critical safety and health issues for employers and building operators.

'Corps Security has announced that it will be hosting a vital mental health event, Mental Health - Security's Invisible Enemy, in May during Mental Health Awareness Month.

Serco Middle East is sponsoring a university programme in collaboration with Takalam, an award-winning mental wellbeing platform operating from Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem, Hub71.