Help us to help you to keep your staff well – and your profits healthy

This year's On-Footse will raise funds towards a ground-breaking wellbeing project designed to raise awareness of mental health problems at work — and help local employers tackle the issues of stress, depression and anxiety within their staff teams.

More working days are lost due to stress, depression and anxiety than any other work-related illness, with at least one in five employees affected. The total annual cost to UK business is an estimated £26 billion.

Persistent ongoing stress, matched by poor support, will result in ill-health for some - and lower productivity and profits for your business. A greater attention to the health and wellbeing of your staff can help to reduce these risks.

Cam-mind is looking to tackle this issue in the Cambridge area via a project that will develop training and Wellbeing in the Workplace resources for local employers.

We already offer the highly regarded Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course locally and will shortly be launching our stress-busting, team-building Laughter W☺rksh☺p! We now want to develop a range of other services and resources to support the wellbeing of local employees — and to help managers and HR professionals in their roles. These services will help to prevent mental ill-health as well as provide support/signposting for those already affected.

We have set a target of £10,000, which will fund various resources, as follows:

£1,000 – will fund a portable Wellbeing in the Workplace resource for businesses and organisations to access FREE of charge.

£2,000 – will equip a self-help library of recommended books and resources at 100 Chesterton Road, for people who are experiencing difficulties such as anxiety, depression and low self-esteem.

£3,000 – will enable the development of specific resources for line managers and HR managers.

£4,000 – will furnish and equip a new training room facility, as part of an exciting refurbishment that is currently underway at Cam-mind's Chesterton Road premises. This will enable us to offer cost-effective Mental Health First Aid, stress management, Laughter W☺rksh☺p! and support groups to local employees.

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