Our December Meeting will be held on Monday 9th December 2019 at our usual venue The Lace Centre, Croxteth Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool, L17 4AA.
The meeting will look at how common are Mental Health problems?
The terms ‘mental illness’ or ‘mental ill health’ or ‘mental health problems’ covers a
wide range of difficulties.
Some statistics to consider
Nearly half of adults believe they have had a diagnosable mental health
condition at some point in their lives.
19% of men and 33% of women have and a diagnosis confirmed by
professionals.
36% of people who self-identify as having a mental health problem have
never been diagnosed by a professional.
Able Futures – Mental Health First Aid Awareness Session for Merseyside and Cheshire Construction Health and Safety Group
Learning Objectives:
- By the end of the session you will have learned;
- The definition of Mental Health
- The meaning of Mental Health First Aid
- Factors that affect mental health
- How to support people in distress
- Overview of Safeguarding
- How to have supportive conversations
- Supporting mental health in the workplace.
- Where to find useful resources
- How Able Futures can support you
- Wellbeing Activity Plan for their workplace
This is a meeting you should not miss
Timings of the Meeting:
- 1pm-1.45pm: Tea, Coffee & Networking
- 1.45pm: Welcome
- 1.50pm: Main Speaker – Jake O’Mara on Mental Health First Aid
This is a huge topic at the moment so he will be our only speaker this month.
(2 Hours)
- 3pm: AOB/Discussion/Info on next Meeting
- 3.50-4.00pm Close
We Hope to See you all There!
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