What is the Impact of Mental Health on the business?

Mental health in the workplace is a growing concern and has more serious impact on the performance, endurance and culture of the organisation than it was previously recognised.

Here are a few key statistics:

• 1 in 6 employees experience mental health problems in the workplace

• £45 Billion - cost of poor mental health to UK employers each year

• 15.5 million of working days lost per year due to work-related stress, depression and anxiety (that's over 42 000 years of productivity lost each year)

• 8.6 Billion - annual cost of mental health related turnover

• 58% - loss in productivity due to poor mental health

Every £1 spend on proactive workplace well-being intervention generates a return of £5.

What is First Aid for Mental Health?

First aid for mental health is the initial support provided to a person experiencing a mental health problem until professional help is received or until the crisis is resolved.

The aims of First Aid for Mental Health:

• Preserve life where a person could be a danger to themselves or others

• Alleviate suffering by providing immediate comfort and support

• Prevent condition from developing into a more serious problem

• Promote recovery of good mental health by signposting and obtaining professional support

What are the benefits to the organisation?

Training a team of First Aiders helps to proactively engage in supporting your employees that might be dealing with mental ill health. It also helps to battle the stigma and discrimination through education and better understanding of the subject.

The impact of positive mental health culture:

• Increased awareness of mental health

• Employees more likely to disclose their problems

• Improved relationships among peers ( and better culture )

• Improved productivity, teamwork and staff morale

• Better decision making and employee involvement

• Attracting new job talent

• Enhanced business reputation

• Reduced absence and staff turnover

• Reduced business cost

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Assessment

The knowledge and skills that First Aiders gain during the courses will be assessed through a written assessment paper and practical demonstration of the First Aid Action Plan for Mental Health for a classroom based courses.

Assessments for online courses are conducted on 1 to 1 basis with the assessor in the form of professional discussion and practical demonstration of the application of the First Aid Action Plan for Mental Health.

Successful demonstration of the knowledge and skills needed will be awarded with the nationally regulated qualification.

The qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement.

First Aiders will need to complete the full course again to requalify for a further three years.

It is strongly recommended that First Aiders attends annual refresher training.

Accreditation

Certification is awarded by First Aid Awards (FAA).

These qualifications are nationally recognised and regulated by The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) and The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).

The qualifications are listed on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SCQF).

Pricing

One day course (FAA Level 2) - £150 per person

Two day course (FAA Level 3) - £200 per person

Minimum of 6 people per course.

A maximum of 16 for classroom based courses and 20 for online learning.

For classroom courses additional charges may be incurred to cover the travel expenses.

Please get in touch to discuss details.