How to introduce and manage mental health first-aid provision in the workplace

Author: Susie Munro
Consultant editor: Peter Larkum

Summary

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• Understand the importance of protecting and promoting employees' mental wellbeing.
• Be aware of the different levels of mental health first-aid training available and consider which courses to offer.
• Understand the role of trained mental health first-aiders within an organisation.
• Decide how many employees to offer training to and consider who should be trained.
• Consider what support for mental health first-aiders to put in place.
• Provide staff with information about mental health first-aid provision across the organisation.
• Respect the importance of confidentiality in the role of mental health first-aiders.
• Consider what other measures could be put in place to protect and promote good mental health among employees.
• Review the effectiveness of the mental health first-aid programme and take steps to ensure that it is meeting its aims.