Safeguarding Mental Health at Work
Online Conference 18 May 2023, 9:00am - 2:45pm
9:00am
Online Registration
9:30am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Steve Morley, Associate Consultant, The Diversity Trust
9:40am
Keynote Address: Recognising The Severity Of The Mental Health Pandemic
From the perspective of an occupational health professional:
- Poor mental health has an impact on both the person and also organisational output
- Recognising the severity of the mental health pandemic is only part of the story – organisations should think about how they might be better able to support staff
- The current cost of living crisis is putting a strain on the finances and the mental wellbeing of many people
Professor Anne Harriss, Course Director, Society of Occupational Medicine
10:00am
It Is Okay Not To Be Okay: Eliminating Mental Health Stigma
- Addressing the “Man-up” fallacy approach to mental health and similar approaches
- Promoting discussion of mental health within the workplace
- Making mental health support easy to access for everyone
Brian Dow, CEO, Mental Health UK
10:20am
Prioritising Workplace Wellbeing By Reducing Return-To-Office Anxiety
Simon Bond, Resilience & Well-being Coach, Charlène Gisèle LtD
10:40am
Question And Answer Session
11:00am
Break and Networking
11:30am
Who Makes The Tea & Why It Matters: Cultivating Sustainable Workplace Wellbeing Cultures
- Key culture indicators, quick wins and no-go’s
- How the passive approach to culture is a trap
- How to design 'no-fail experiments' and shift cultures from the ‘edges’
- The three pillars of a positive culture; Belonging, Safety & Alignment
Hugo Metcalfe, Co-Founder & Chief Psychologist, The Happy Mind Tribe
11:50am
Everyone Is Different: Understanding The Different Ways Mental Health Impacts Everyone
- Recognising that everyone experiences challenges to mental health in different ways
- Understanding societal attitudes and experiences such as racism and discrimination affects one mental health with certain groups more prone to it within the UK workforce
- Taking steps to actively combat discrimination and to offer support within the workplace
Shuranjeet Singh, Director, Taraki
12:10pm
Opportunities For All: Supporting Employees With Mental Health Issues
- Providing help to employees with mental health conditions through targeted support
- Recognising that employees with mental health conditions are often passed over for opportunities
- Offering training to managers to best support their employees and to employees with mental health conditions to bridge the inequality gap
Stella Cheetham, Group Executive Director of People and Organisational Development, Dimensions UK
12:30pm
Question And Answer Session
12:50pm
Lunch And Networking
1:40pm
Keynote Address: Focusing On How A Manager’s Behaviour Has A Butterfly Effect On Their Employees Mental Health
- Understanding the cascading effect of Managerial behaviour on a worker’s mental health
- Understanding the legal responsibilities for managers in supporting mental and wellbeing in the workplace
- Identifying behaviours that managers may adopt to support the involvement of their employees
Emma Slaven, Mental Health and Wellbeing Senior Business Partner, Acas
2:00pm
Keynote Address: The Future of Mental Health In The Workplace After The Pandemic
- Highlighting key patterns and trends that will likely escalate in the future
- Understanding that the pandemic has significantly changed how we work and our approach to mental health in the workplace
- Implementing safeguards to make sure mental health of employees are protected if a similar event takes place
Simon Blake OBE, Chief Executive, Mental Health First Aid England
2:20pm
Question And Answer Session
2:45pm
Chair’s Summary And Close
*please note that the programme is subject to change