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Changing the Narrative We really need to improve mental health literacy from the earliest opportunity, through school curriculums and on through apprenticeships and into the workplace. It’ s imperative that we create a culture where people aren’ t afraid to start a conversation about mental wellbeing and know about the support available to them.
I also believe that there’ s room for improvement when it comes to managing mental health in our industry. I’ d like to see a directive to make mental health first aid training mandatory, just like physical first aid. And it shouldn’ t be a tick box exercisemental health first aiders need to be relatable and approachable individuals who are adept and trained to spot the signs of someone struggling.
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Real change rarely comes from one big action, it comes from small choices and actions repeated over time
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Always Learning
It’ s always so positive to see a concerted effort by so many people and organisations during Mental Health Awareness Week. For us at Lighthouse, this is what we do every day. Every day makes a difference and we are always seeking new avenues and different methods to spread the message of support. Not everything works as you thought it might but I think it’ s really important that we did the things that didn’ t work too, because they lead us on to the things that do and that’ s how we learn, isn’ t it? Some of the things we did in the early days weren’ t as polished as they are now, but we’ re always looking to improve. That’ s the same for improving mental health in our industry. One of our charity’ s life coaches recently said to me that real change rarely comes from one big action, it comes from small choices and actions repeated over time. And that’ s so right. We all have our part to play by listening beyond the default, asking twice, checking if okay really does mean okay and continuing to contribute to positive change in our amazing industry.
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