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TheWorkplace
HealthReport
2023
Thetruestateofmentalhealth,
wellbeingandproductivityin
theworkforce
Publishedby
contributors
JAMIEBROADLEY
GroupHeadofHealth
&welbeingatserco
JENNBARNETT
people&cultureDirectorHeadof
Inclusion,Diversityandsustainability
atGrantThorntonUkLLP
KARLSIMONSOBE
chiefFuturistatFYLDandAdvisorto
theBritishGovernmentcabinetofce
CHARLESALBERTS
DirectorlGlobalHeadofwelbeing
andpeopleExperienceatclifford
chance
GEORGEBELL
LinkedlnTopvoiceonwork-Life
Balance&MentalHealth
DRRICHARDHERON
Health,work,welbeing&performance
consultantFormervicepresident,Health
atBP
STEVEBIRD
welbeingManageratcurrys
SARAHRESTALL
Directorofpeopleandclientservices
atweIIbeingwithcari
DRSTEPHANIE
FITZGERALD
FounderatSoyoLtd,clinical
psychologist,authorandconsultant
SIMONBLAKEOBE(HE/HIM
CEOatMentalHealthFirstAid
England
ROBSTEPHENSON
FounderofFormscore
SEANMAYWOOD
MentalHealthFirstAidInstructor
SIMONJAY
commercialDirectoratTellmi
JACKGREENOLY
Doubleolympion,Headof
performanceatchampionHealth
LAURADALLAS
HeadofproductatchampionHealth
HARRYCORIN
MentalHealthFirstAidInstructor
andFounderfcorin&co
WENDYROBINSON
Headofservicesatcampaign
AgainstLivingMiserablyCALM)
ALICEHENDY
FounderofR;pplesuicidepreventfion
FRANCISGOSS
DirectorpeopleExperience
consultingatGalagher
LOUISEASTON
wellbeingDirectorat
Businessinthecommunity
RYANBRIGGS
FounderofFinWELL
DANIELLABRACKPOOL
SeniorRewardManageratWickes
ANDYHOLMES
ClientPartneratKornFerry
SANDY-LEECONNOLLY
GroupHeadofTalentandDiversity
atKellerGroupplc
PAULDOCKERTY
HRBenefitsandWellbeingManager
atHSBC
HAYLEYFARRELL
GlobalWellbeing&Resilience
ManagerandGlobalAffinityGroup
ProgrammeManageratArcadis
JONATHANGAWTHROP
ExecutiveDirector,Wellbeing
SustainabilityandAssurance
atEMCORUK
JAMIEDOUGLAS
GlobalHealthandWellbeingLead
atBabcock
RICHARDJACKSON
Co-founderofChampionHealthPlus
JULIEROBINSON
FounderofMenoHealth
ZOEECCLESTON
WorkplaceHealthandWellbeing
Consultant
GETHINNADIN
Award-winningpsychologist,
authorandChiefInnovationOfficer
atBenefex
ARTIKASHYAP-AYNSLEY
GlobalHeadofWellbeing&Inclusion
atOcadoGroup
BETHSAMSON
PeopleDirectorat
InvestorsinPeople
NICKDAVISON
HealthandWellbeingStrategist,
previouslyHeadofWellbeing
atJohnLewis
RYANHOPKINS
FutureofWellbeingLeadatDeloitte
JAKESANDERS
GlobalWellbeingInitiativesLead
atPhillipMorrisInternational
Introduction
You’vesteppedup
Theenergycrisis,asoaringcostofliving,and
echoesofthepandemicresonatingacrossthe
globe.Theworldappearstobelurchingfromonecrisistoanother.
Whilethechallengefacingourpeoplemaybeenormous,I’veseenfirst-handhowtheemployercommunityhassteppeduptoprovidesupport.
Morethanever,peoplearelookingtotheir
organisationsfortheleadership,supportand
advicetheyneedtomeettoday’schallenges-andtheonesthatareundoubtedlyaroundthecorner.Thereissomuchthattheemployercommunitycandotosupportthehealthandwellbeingoftheir
people.
Foryears,ChampionHealthhasleverageddatatosupportemployeewellbeingatglobal
organisations.Byexploringthedatainthisreport,youtoowillgaininsightintothehealthtrends
prevalentwithinyourorganisation.
With200,000healthappsclamouringfor
attentionacrosstheAppleandGoogleappstores,
wellbeingisanoisyspace.Butyoualreadyknow
this.
Afterreadingthisreport,you’llbeabletocut
throughthatnoiseandmakeinformed,data-driven
decisionsabouthowtosupportyourpeople.
TheWorkplaceHealthReport:2023isforthose
thattakeresponsibilityforemployeehealth–
whetherthat’sthroughHR,wellbeing,rewardand
benefitsorDEI.Butthisreportisalsoforthoseof
youthatarepassionateaboutmakinga
difference,whateveryourrole.
Someoftheinformationinthisreportmakesfor
challengingreading.However,Ihopethatby
revealingandtargetingtheissuesthatreally
matter,wecanalldosomethingamazingforthe
peoplethatpowerourorganisations.
HARRYBLISS
Co-founderandCEOatChampionHealth
TheQuickRead
5KEYFINDINGS
Shortontime?Readthesefivekeyfindingsfromthereport.
1Financesarealeadingcauseofstress
Citedby37%ofemployees,financialpressureisnowthetopcauseofstressoutsidework.Plus,76%areexperiencingmoderate-to-highstress,anincreaseof13%year-on-year.
29%ofprofessionalsareexperiencingthoughtsofsuicideorself-harm
Thenumberofemployeesexperiencingthoughtsofsuicideorself-harmhasincreasedfrom8%to9%sincelastyear.
361%struggletobeproductiveduetotiredness
Tirednessisthetopcauseofreducedproductivityand42%ofemployeesareaimingtoimprovetheirenergylevels.
4Femaleemployeesaremoreaffectedbyanxietyanddepression
Femaleprofessionalsaremorelikelytoexperiencesymptomsofanxietyanddepressionversusmaleemployees,by22%and20%respectively.
598%aremotivatedtomakeapositivechange
Despitethechallengestheyface,thevastmajorityaremotivatedtoimprovetheirwellbeing,presentinganexcellentopportunityforemployerstomakeasignificantdifference.
Mental
wellbeing
Youremployeeshaveenduredthroughasoaring
costofliving,overseascrisesandthelongshadowof
COVID-19.Putsimply:thementalhealthimpactofthepast
threeyearscannotbeoverestimated.
Thedatainthischapterrevealshowtheseeventshaveshaped
thementalwellbeingofyourworkforce.Thisincludeslookingat
theprevalenceofstress,burnout,anxiety,anddepressionwithin
theworkplace.
You’llalsolearnfromtopworkplacehealthexpertsasthey
sharetheirbestpracticeforsupportingemployeemental
wellbeingintheworkplace.
Inside
stressandburnout
Mentalhealth
Demographicdifferences
Mentalhealthandperformance
Accessingsupport
suiciderisk
1
7
peopleareonlyabletperform
wellatmaximumcapacitybth
mentallyandphysical
serviceYoull
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themsevesmentallyatadrenaline
overad,untiltheyburnout.
leaderswhosettheexample,notonlyby
prioritisingrestandrecoverythemselves,
butalsobyencouragingtheirteamsto
prioritisethis,setthetonefrmaximisin9
sustainablehighperformanceintheir
peope
JENBRNETT
people&cultureDirectorHeadof
Inclusion,Diversityandsustainability
atGrantThorntonUkLLP
stressandburnout
EachofUsexperiencesstressinadifferentway.
whatyouperceiveasahealthychallenge,
Employeesexperiencing
moderateto-highstresslevels
anothermayperceiveasstrenuousandstressfu
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Aftersuchadffcultthreeyears,
everyoneishurtinginsomeway
atthemomentsoourexpectationsof
eachotherneedtobemanaged.That
appiestoeaders,managersand
empoyees.
JMIEBRDLEY
GroupHeadofHealth
&elbeingatserco
Tounderstandtheroleoftheworkplacein
employeestress,weaskedemployeesabouttheirexperienceofstressatwork.
First,it’simportanttorecognisethatstressisn’t
alwaysunhelpful;therightamountofstresshelpstomotivateanddriveusforward.
Thisisreflectedpositivelywithinthedata:54%ofemployeesareexperiencinga‘perfectamountofstress’.
Attheotherendofthespectrum,37%of
employeesreportthatthestresstheyexperienceatworkishavinganegativeimpact.
Experienceofstressatwork
Responsestothequestion:Whichstatementaboutstressatworkdoyoumostagreewith?
Asupportiveorganisationalandteamculturereduces
employeestress.[1]
Herearethreeroutestoimprove
organisationalculture.
1DevelopKPIsthatincentivisepeopletohelponeanother,ratherthan
competewitheachother.Aligning
yourKPIstooverallcompanygoalsisonewaytoachievethis.
2Createclearanddefinedpathwaysofcommunicationinwhich
employeescanraiseconcernsor
makesuggestionsforimprovement.Ensuretheseareacteduponor
clearlycommunicatedifnoactionistaken.
3Workwithyourleaderstoensuretheyarerole-modellingyour
organisation’svaluesdaily.Culturestartsatthetop.
[1]BJPsychBulletin,2016
3
Tounderstandhowtheemployercommunitycan
improvesupportandreduceemployeeburnout,weanalysedthecausesofstresswithinthe
workplace.
Ourfindingsshowthatworkloadisthemost
commoncauseofstress,greatlyoutrankinglackofsupport,lackofcontrol,andseniorstaff.
Thefactthatworkloadisthe
standoutcontributortonegative
mentalstresswithinemployeesmeanswecontinuetohavesomanyorganisationswithaculturewherethereisafearof
reprisalshouldemployeesspeakupaboutthechallengestheyface.
KARLSIMONSOBE
ChiefFuturistatFYLDandAdvisortotheBritishGovernmentCabinetOffice
Causesofnegativestressatwork.2023.2022
Reasonsfornegativestressatwork.Multipleoptionscouldbeselected.
DiscoverhowStratareduced
work-relatedstressby68%
READNOW
4
Theseresultsshowtheimpactof
peoplewhoinfluenceeach
employee’sworkload-peersandseniorstaff.
Tomanagethis,leadersneedtoengagewithalloftheirpeopleandhaveopendiscussionsaroundtheimpacttheirworkishavingontheirlives.
CHARLESALBERTS
Director|GlobalHeadofWellbeingandPeopleExperienceatClifford
Chance
1
2
3
4
5
Whatwe’reseeinghereinthestats-workload,control,
support,wellbeingconversations-thesethingsallflowthroughmanagement.
Andyetmanyinthesepositionsare
ill-equippedtohandlethesechallenges.
Byfocusingonhelpingyourmanagerstoleadwithconfidenceandcare,you’llbelayingthegroundworktohelptackle
manyoftheissueswe’reseeingintheworkplace.
GEORGEBELL
LinkedInTopVoiceonWork-LifeBalance&MentalHealth
EMPLOYEEWORKLOAD
Fivequestionstoaskyourself
Areindividualaccountabilitiesclearacrosstheorganisation?
Docapabilitiesmatchwelltothequalitativeandquantitativedemands
ofemployeetasks?
Arecolleaguessupportedwithintheirteams?
Arecolleaguesabletoworkflexiblywhentheyneedtoandwhere
possiblecontrolwhereandwhentheywork?
Docolleaguesfeelthattheywillbesupportediftheyraise
challengeswithworkload?
DRRICHARDHERON
Health,Work,Wellbeing&PerformanceConsultant
FormerVicePresident,HealthatBP
5
Thisdatarevealsthemostcommoncausesofstress
outsidetheworkplaceandhighlightsthe
importanceofconsideringeachindividual’suniquesituation.
Strikingly,financialpressureisnowthemost
commonexternalcauseofstress,affectingmorethanone-in-threeemployees.Thisisanincreaseof23%versuslastyear,highlightingtheimpactoftheglobalcostoflivingcrisisonemployeewellbeing.
ThedataalsodemonstrateshowCOVID-19is
recedingfromviewformanyemployees.Only5%ofprofessionalsnowconsiderCOVID-19tobeasourceofstress,comparedto18%lastyear.
Despitethisreduction,COVID-19continuesto
presentachallengeforourpeople–whetherthey
areconcernedabouttheirownhealthor
protectingsomeonevulnerable.
●2023.2022
23%increasein
employees
experiencing
financialpressureversuslastyear
5%consider
COVID-19tobeasourceofstress
Causesofstressoutsidework
Reasonsfornegativestressoutsideofwork.Multipleoptionscouldbeselected.
6
Mentalhealth
Ourpeoplecontinuetofaceuncertainty.And,asexpected,currenteventsareimpactingthementalwellbeingofourcolleagues.
Symptomsofanxietyanddepressionremainhigh:60%ofemployeesfeelanxiousand56%are
experiencinglowmood.
Ourdataalsoshowsthat1in4meetthecriteriafor‘clinicallyrelevantsymptoms’ofanxietyanddepression,suggestingtheywouldbenefitfromfurtherassessmentandsupportfromaqualifiedmentalhealthprofessional.
60%ofemployeesfeelanxious
56%ofemployeesareexperiencinglowmood
Employeesexperiencingsymptomsofanxietyanddepression
SymptomsofanxietyanddepressionasmeasuredbytheGAD-7andPHQ-9.
Mildsymptomsdefinedasscoring≥5.Clinicallyrelevantsymptomsdefinedasscoring≥10
MildsymptomsClinicallyrelevantsymptoms
60%
56%
25%
Depression
Anxiety
25%
Iseethisasadirectlinktothecostoflivingcrisis,withlotsof
colleaguesfeelinguncertainaboutwhatthefutureholds.Ialsofeelthisisadirectlinkto
peoplefeelingmoreopentosharetheir
symptomsthantheywouldhavebeenbefore.
STEVEBIRD
WellbeingManageratCurrys
Thedataalsorevealsthat,despitetheprevalence
offeelingsofanxietyandlowmood,just1in5professionalsarereportingamentalhealth
diagnosis.Thissuggeststherearemany
undiagnosedmentalhealthconditions.
Mentalhealthdiagnosesaremadebymentalhealth
professionals-likeaGPorpsychologist-basedonanevaluation.
Mentalhealthdiagnosescanhelpindividualsunderstandandmanagetheirsymptoms.Theycanalsobeahelpful
stepintheprocessofseekingtreatmentandsupport.
Peoplewhoneedclinicalsupporthaven’tgottothatplace
overnight.There’sagreyareabetweenthrivingandsurviving–theareaof
presenteeism.That’swherethe60%withmildsymptomsofanxietycurrentlyare
andit’swhereemployerscanhavearealimpactwithearlyintervention.
SARAHRESTALL
DirectorofPeopleandClientServicesatWellbeingWithCari
19%ofemployeeshavea
currentmentalhealthdiagnosis
Wehavebeenlivingthroughextraordinarytimesforalmost
threeyearsandtheworldfeelsturbulent.Thishasinevitablycausedstrainand
amplifiedexistinginequalities.
Nowwearefacingspirallingpricesthatwillaffecteverybody,althoughagainnotallequally.Thishasofcourseinevitably
impactedonindividualandcollectivewellbeingatworkandinour
communities.
Whilstpeoplehaveadaptedincrediblywell,manyarefatigued,languishingandworriedaboutthefuture.
Workdesignedwellcanbe
health-promoting–itcanprovideasense
ofpurposeandstructure,create
connectionandrelationshipsandbeagatewaytopeerandprofessional
support.
SIMONBLAKEOBE(HE/HIM)
CEOatMentalHealthFirstAid
England
8
Demographic
differences
Identitymarkerslikeageandgendershapean
individual’sexperienceofmentalhealth.Ourdata
reflectsthisandrevealsthedemographic
differencesinmentalhealthoutcomes.
Thisincludesourfindingthatfemaleemployeesare
22%morelikelythanmaleemployeesto
experiencesymptomsofanxiety.
Femaleemployeesare22%morelikelytoexperience
symptomsof
anxiety
Symptomsofanxietyanddepressioninmalesandfemales
MaleFemale
Depression
Anxiety
2.Prioritisechoiceandflexibility
Femaleemployeeswhoareabletoworkhow
theywantarelessburnedout,happierintheir
jobs,andmuchlesslikelytoconsiderleaving
theircompanies.
3.Role-modelchangeyouwanttosee
Ifyouwantyourorganisationstohaveequal
rightsandcareerprogressionthenyouhave
toshowthat.Thepositiveimpactforwomen
seeingJacindaArdernholdapositionof
powerwhilstpregnantwasbeyondfantastic.
9
Threewaystoimproveworkforfemaleemployees.
1.Offerremoteworking
Researchshowsonly1in10womenwanttoworkmostlyon-siteandmanyfemale
employeescitetheoptiontoworkremotelyasatopreasonforjoininganorganisation.
DRSTEPHANIE
FITZGERALD
FounderatSoyoLtd,Clinical
Psychologist,authorandconsultant
In2018,TheResolutionFoundationcalledfora
radicalnewapproachtosupporttheprospectsoftheyoungergeneration.
Despitetheseefforts,ourdatarevealshigherlevelsofanxietyanddepressioninworkersaged16-35versustheirolderpeers.
WeknowthatCOVID-19
affectedtheyoungmorethanthe
oldintermsofimpactonmental
wellbeing.Theissueisthatthesupport
availabletotheyoung,suchasCentresforAddictionandMentalHealth,cannotmeetdemandsoonenough.
SEANMAYWOOD
MentalHealthFirstAidInstructor
66%ofemployeesaged
25-35experiencesymptomsofanxiety
Symptomsofanxietyanddepressionacrossagegroups
Theyoungergenerationarefar
morelikelytoscrutinisewhatanemployeeisdoingwithwellbeing.Top
talentarelookingfororganisationsthat
gobeyondthetick-box.They’reexpectingarangeofwellbeingsolutions,choice,
personalisationandarecognitionoftheimpactthatworkhasonmentalhealth.
ROBSTEPHENSON
FounderofFormScore
10
Discovermoreactionableways
tosupportyoungemployees
WATCHNOW
Insightprovidedby
SARAHRESTALL
DirectorofPeopleandClientServicesatWellbeingWithCari
SIMONJAY
CommercialDirectoratTellmi
Quicktipsforsupporting
youngpeoplewithin
theworkplace
In2022,theChampionHealthteambroughttogether
agroupofexpertstosharetheirinsightsinsupporting
youngpeopleatwork.Herearetheirtips.
4JUSTASK
Unsurehowtocreateapsychologicallysafe
workingenvironmentforyoungpeople?Startbyaskingsomeyoungpeople.
Stitchthequestionintotheirfirstdayofwork:'Doyouknowhowyouworkbest?Howdoyouthinkwecanmakesurewearemaximisingyour
potential?’
1ONBOARDING
Revisityouronboardingandinductionprocessto
ensureitisrobustandinclusiveforallnewhires.
Whenitcomestoyoungpeople,consider
includingawell-plannedtwo-weekitinerarythat
includesplentyofbreaksandwillhelpsetthe
sceneforaworkingweek.
2LEADFROMTHEFRONT
5PEERSUPPORT
Datafrompeersupportapp,Tellmi,suggeststhatyoungpeoplearemorelikelytoapproachpeersthanlinemanagers.Considerwaystoencouragesupportfrompeersanddon’texpectyoung
peopletoalwaysreachouttotheirlinemanagers.
Yourpeoplewillmodeltheirbehaviourontheir
leaders.So,seniorleadersmustbelivingthe
valuesofyourworkplace.
Ensurethatishappeningandthatlinemanagers
arealsolivingthesevalues.
3AUTHENTICITY
Youngpeoplearecomingtoourworkspaces
alreadymoreequippedtospeakopenlyabout
whotheyarethanoldergenerations.Actively
createanenvironmentwherethisispossible.
11
Theseresultsshowthatanyone
responsibleforhighperformancewithinanorganisationisalsoresponsibleforsupportingmentalwellbeing.
Beinganemployeeisjustpartofbeinghumanandnoonecanseparatethetwo.AsadoubleOlympian,IranatmyfastestwhenIfeltatmyhappiestandmost
supported.Theseresultsaretellingthesamestorywithinourworkplaces.
Itisyourresponsibilitytobeawareof
stressesandpressuresbecausethey
impactperformance.It’snotalwaysyourresponsibilitytofixthem,butit’syour
responsibilitytobeawareofthem,andtosupportyouremployeeswhereyoucan.
Because,asthedatashows,supportingthementalwellbeingofyourteamis
supportinghighperformance.
Asemployerswemustdoallwecanto
helppeopleinourteamsnavigatethe
challenges,findwaysofworkingthat
workforthemandthebusiness,andin
doingsosupportthemtobothsurviveandhopefullythrive.
Mentalhealth
andperformance
Pooremployeementalhealthisoneofthetop
challengesfacingorganisationstoday.Ourdata
showsthatthisisnotpurelyamoralchallenge,it’s
alsoasignificantbusinesschallenge.
Exploringanonymisedresponsestovalidated
mentalwellbeingassessments,werevealhow
poormentalwellbeingaffectstheday-to-day
experiencesofourcolleagues.
Thedataoverleafhighlightsthechallengeof
employeetiredness:over80%ofprofessionalsare
experiencingfatigueatworkand71%ratetheir
sleepqualityas‘average’orworse.
Theimpactofanxietyisalsoclear:71%of
professionalsarestrugglingtorelax,andover
60%ofprofessionalsarestrugglingtosleep.These
arecommonsymptomsofanxiety[1].
Thedataalsopointstochallengeswithfocus.
Almosthalfofallemployeesarestrugglingto
concentrateandalmostoneintenareacting
indecisively.
Poormentalhealth
negativelyaffects
theperformanceof
JACKGREENOLY
DoubleOlympion,Headof
PerformanceatChampionHealth
1in5employees
Readthechapter‘Productivity,energy
andculture’forrelatedfindings
[1]NHSInform
12
12%
Can’tthinkclearly
9%
Can’tactdecisively
71%
Can’trelax
52%
Feeldisinterested
Whatourpeople
areexperiencing
12%
Can’tdealwith
problems
59%
Can’tcontrol
worrying
81%
Feeltired
49%
Can’tconcentrate
62%
Struggletosleep
Thisdatacomprisesaggregatedanswerstovariousquestions
fromGAD-7,PHQ-9andtheWarwick-EdinburghMentalWellbeingScale.
13
Accessingsupport
Thepandemicbroughtmentalhealthsupporttotheforefrontofmanyorganisations’workplacehealthstrategies.
Whilemanyorganisationscurrentlyinvestin
mentalhealthsupport,ourdatarevealsthatnotenoughemployeesareengaging.
Only10%ofemployeesarecurrentlyseeking
supportfortheirmentalhealth.
Thisisdespiteourdataalsoshowingthat60%of
employeesareexperiencingsymptomsofanxiety
and56%areexperiencingsymptomsof
depression.
60%
Experiencing
Anxiety
10%
Seeking
Support
2.Makeyoursupportvisible
Ifyou’vegotit–shoutaboutit.Don’tbury
yourservicesinthedepthsoftheintranet.
Wherepossible,ensuretheseservicesarejustoneclickaway.
Howtomakewellbeingsupportmore
accessible
Everyindividualisdifferentandmanyfactors
willinfluencewhethersomeonedoes(or
doesn’t)accesssupport.
3.Considerthetypesofsupportavailable
Noteveryonecan(orwillwantto)accesssupportinthesameway.Consider
introducingalternativeoptionsliketext
support,alongsidemoretraditionalphonelinesorin-persontherapy.
However,therearepracticalactionsyoucan
takenowtoimprovehelp-seekingbehaviour
atwork.
1.Createspaceandopportunity
LAURADALLAS
HeadofProductatChampionHealth
Employeesneedspaceandopportunityto
lookaftertheirmentalhealth.Thisstartswith
anopenculturethatgivesemployeestimeto
prioritisetheirwellbeing.
14
Ifyoutellmenthat'mendon't
wanttotalkaboutmentalhealth'thenyousomehowtakeawaypermissionfromthosethatdowanttotalk.
Themajorityofmyclinicalcaseloads
havebeen100%male.Mendowanttotalkabouttheirmentalhealth,ofcoursetheydo,it'sasignificantpartofbeinghuman.Butwhenwecontinuallytalk
aboutthehard-to-reachpopulationandsaythatit'ssodifficulttogetmentotalk,we'remakingitsoundasthoughmen
shouldn'ttalkandsotheydon't.
Weneedtonormalisethemalementalhealthconversationeveryday,togivemaleemployeesthatpermissiontotalkthatforsolonghasbeendeniedtothem.
DRSTEPHANIE
FITZGERALD
FounderatSoyoLtd,Clinical
Psychologist,authorandconsultant
Ourdataalsohighlightsthatfewermale
employeesareseekinghelpthanfemales.
Thissuggeststhatmaleemployeesarestillfindingitdifficulttoreachoutforhelpandtalkabouttheir
mentalhealth-evenwhenthey’restruggling.
Empoyeescurrentlyseeking
mentalhealthsupport
Therefore,organisationsmustcontinuetofocuson
openinguptheconversationaroundmalemental
health,andmakethesupportthatisavailable
visible,accessibleandstigma-free.
TheCLASSApproach
A5-stepguidetosupporting
someonewhoisstrugglingwiththeirmentalhealth.
Connect
Maketimetoaskhowthepersonyou’reconcernedaboutisdoing.
Listen
Allowthepersonthetimetotalkthingsthroughandlistentowhat’sbeingsaid.
Assess
Assessthesituationandconsiderwhatsupportthepersoncouldbenefitfrom.
Support
Makeitclearthatyou’retheretohelp.Explorewiththepersonthesupporttheycouldaccess.
Signpost
Connectthepersonwithservicessotheycanaccesstimelysupport.MainpointsofcontactincludetheirGP,NHS111(if
out-of-hours)andconfidentialhelplines(seepage17).
15
Suiciderisk
Suicideiscomplex:thereisnoonereasonwhyan
individualmaydiebysuicideorexperience
suicidalthoughtsandbehaviour.
Despitetheprogresswe’vemadearound
normalisingmentalhealth,suicideremainsa
misunderstoodandtabootopic.
Ourdatashowsthatyear-on-year,thenumberof
employeesexperiencingthoughtsofsuicideor
self-harmhasincreasedfrom8%to9%.
Thismeansthat,inanaverageorganisationof
1,000employees,thereare90individuals
Regardingthelikelihoodofsuicidalideationandself-harm,ourdatashowslittledifferencebetweenmaleandfemaleemployees.However,it’sworthnotingthatourdatadoesshowthatfemale
employeesaretwiceaslikelytoaccessmentalhealthsupportcomparedtomalecolleagues.
experiencingthoughtsofsuicide.Putanotherway,
10morepeopleinthatorganisationarenow
experiencingsuicidalthoughtsversuslastyear.This
isatragicincreasethatcouldhaveadevastating
impact.
Takeactiontopreventsuicidein
theworkplace
READGUIDE
Relationshipbetweensuicidalthoughtsand
help-seekinginmalesandfemales
Employeesexperiencingthoughtsofsuicideorself-harmonatleast
‘severaldays’asmeasuredbythePHQ-9questionnaire
●seekingmentalhealthsupport
●ExperiencingthoughtsofsuicideorselFharm
16
Organisationsneedtogetmorecomfortablewithtalkingabout
suicidewithinthewidermentalwellbeingconversation.Indoingsotheycandiscussriskfactors,preventionstrategiesand
sourcesofsupportinanon-stigmatisingway.
Thiscanthenenableemployeesto
self-identifyandemployershaveaclearermandatetoengageinthesedifficult
conversations.
It'salsoimportanttowidenthesupportonoffertothosewhoarebereavedby
suicide.
Inthisway,peoplearesafetobringtheirwholeselvestoworkandforittobecomeasafeplacetobeinyourdarkesttimes.
WENDYROBINSON
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