Yesterday morning we welcomed 4 leading figures who work in fields relating to mental wellbeing and mental health, along with local Man Chat Founder and event moderator Wray Thomson, to host an educational and interactive discussion with businessmen and women from across the north-east of Scotland.
Aberdeen Football Club’s inaugural Business Breakfast was held in partnership with Health & Wellbeing Partners Health Shield and focused on Men’s Mental Health. Carl Laidler, Director of Wellbeing at Health Shield headed up the panel which also included Astrid Whyte, Chief Executive of Mental Health Aberdeen; Steve Moy, Executive Partnership Development Manager from Gary Walker Wealth Management and Michelle Evans, Communications and Wellbeing at PFA Scotland.
Early feedback has been resoundingly positive and Aberdeen Football Club will endeavour to play our part in the local community of raising awareness and tackling topics that need highlighted or will look to put on further events of this nature in the new year.
Sarah McColl, Partnership Manager from Aberdeen Football Club added: “November is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month and, along with our Health & Wellbeing Partners Health Shield, we thought it was time to talk; time to address the topic of men’s mental health, of mental health in the workplace generally and to challenge the stigma around mental health.
A huge thanks goes to the delegates who took time from their day to prioritise the subject of mental health with us, and to our panellists for ensuring we all left and headed back to the office with a bit more knowledge and confidence in identifying the signs of someone who may be struggling, along with notes of ways to help or find support.”
It is widely reported that mental ill health will affect one in four people at some point in their working lives. Many employees can, and do work while experiencing mental health issues, such as depression or anxiety, with little impact on productivity. Of course, like any illness, there are situations in which the individual is not able to work due to the severity of the condition.
Organisations with positive work environments actively supporting the mental health of employees find that it leads to greater productivity, creativity and satisfaction.
Organisations with positive work environments actively supporting the mental health of employees find that it leads to greater productivity, creativity and satisfaction.
