It's World Mental Health Day!

10 Oct 2011

We're encouraging employers to celebrate World Mental Health Day by taking a few simple steps to support their staff, as well as re-launching our e-bulletin and the workplace training pages on our website. From October 10th Impact on Depression will be known as Centre for Mental Health Workplace Training. We will continue to send you our free newsletter (now called “Well at Work”) filled with tips and resources to help businesses manage employee mental health, reduce absence and improve productivity at work.

First celebrated in 1992, World Mental Health day is now recognised in 150 countries. According to The World Health Organization (WHO) World Report on Disability, users of mental health services have a lower life expectancy than the general population, and, despite the fact that most mental health problems are both common and treatable, continue to suffer from stigma and discrimination.

This Mental Health day help us to challenge attitudes that stigmatize people suffering from a mental illness. Why not share this video from the Government's Time to Change Campaign with your friends and colleagues, or start a conversation about what good mental health means to you: