A road to better mental health for HGV drivers
There’s a strong association between driving for work and mental health. A 2017 systematic review by the TRL (Transport Research...
Search
The importance of developing your mental health first aiders
“I feel like I’ve been thrown to the sharks” Those were the words of a mental health first aider I spoke to recently. They’d been on the...
How to make mental health first aid a prized & honoured role
Did you watch the London 2012 Olympics? I don’t know about you, but I was blown away. As a nation we’d expected things to be a bit of...
The power of a proactive approach to mental health first aid
The wise old saying goes, “A penny of prevention is worth a pound of cure”, and when it comes to mental health truer words were never...
Would your mental health first aiders benefit from a buddy?
A few years ago, I attended a Salsa party with intentions of wowing the world with my slick moves. Shock horror, I was absolutely awful...
Why every mental health first aider should have a profile video
Have you ever been in a situation where somebody has totally misinterpreted one of your emails? You know, completely got the wrong end...
The importance of building a mental health first aid community
Watching the New Zealand All blacks Rugby team in action never fails to impress me. They embody the word team. The understanding shared...
Why you need a dedicated mental health first aid portal
Painful I don’t know about you, but I absolutely hate going into the shop TK Maxx. I avoid it like the plague as it’s my idea of hell in...
Tell staff 'WHY' you're launching mental health first aid
Build it and they ‘might not’ come One of the most recent studies into the usage of EAP’s (Employee Assistance Programmes) was done by...
Screening questions for interviewing mental health first aid candidates
Imagine the following scenario, you’ve put out an advert for staff to volunteer to be Mental Health First Aiders. Amazingly you get...