Mental Health First Aid Kristian Ludlow Why Mental

Mental Health First Aid Kristian Ludlow

Why Mental Health First Aid? Mental health issues are common – 1 in 4 We discriminate against people with mental ill health We are not well informed about mental health or mental ill health We may lack the insight that we need help Most of us don’t know how to respond

1. Mental ill health is responsible for 9 million working days lost and costs £ 10 billon each year False: its 91 million working days lost and costs £ 34. 9 billion each year 2. 35% of Mental Illness (excluding dementia) starts before age 18 False: 75% (CMO report 2014)

49% of people feel uncomfortable talking to their employer about their mental health? (time to change)

One in five people take a day off due to stress, yet up to 90% feel unable to be honest about this being the reason for their absence (You. Gov – mind 2013)

Mental Health First Aid Two day course Evidence based Accredited by the Royal Society for Public Heath Ongoing support is needed in order to be effective Boundaries of the MHFA within the organisation need to be established Needs enthusiastic coordination

MENTOR Study 91 per cent of employees surveyed said there had been an increased understanding of mental health issues in their workplace as a result of the training 88 per cent of employees reported an increase in confidence around mental health issues in their workplace 87 per cent said that more mental health conversations were happening at work as a result of the training 83 per cent noticed an improvement in procedures for signposting to further support. 64 per cent reported the training helped to reduce stigma surrounding mental health in the workplace