Time to Talk - Choose Talk, Change Lives
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Published 6 Feb 2020 in Colleagues
Its Time to Talk Day and we’re choosing to talk about mental health. Too often, mental health problems are treated as a taboo subject – something not to be talked about, especially at work. However, mental health affects us all and we should feel able to talk about it. The more conversations we have, the more myths we can bust and barriers we can break down – helping to end the isolation, shame and worthlessness that too many of us feel when experiencing a mental health problem.
Did you know?
One in four of us will experience a mental health problem and 9 in 10 say they have faced negative treatment from others as a result. By choosing to be open about mental health, we are all part of a movement that’s changing the conversation around mental health and ensuring that no one is made to feel isolated or alone for having a mental health problem.
What are we doing?
As part of our ongoing commitment to this, we are supporting Time to Talk Day. We want everyone who works at Midcounties Co-operative to feel they can be open about their mental health and ask for support if they need it.
Time to Change offers a range of resources to make talking about Mental Health easier, click here to download them for free.
We are here to assist and make Mental Health easy to talk about!
If you feel that you need to speak to someone about any of the topics discussed above, you can contact a list of options:
GroceryAid – 08088 021 122 or click here
HR Advice Line - 0845 099 6000
MIND: www.mind.org.uk TEL: 0300 123 3393 TEXT: 86463
The Samaritans: www.samaritans.org TEL: 116 123
Our new partnership with GroceryAid means we have some excellent 1 off sessions that you may find useful, sign up here to complete these free sessions that include;
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Healthy Eating
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Low Mood
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Anxiety
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Physical Activities
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5 ways to improve our personal wellbeing
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And many more...
So come on put the kettle on, get the biscuits out and let’s talk…