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In light of recent developments regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, we have reviewed and updated our training policy. Further details can be found in this article.
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Mental Health in Architecture: A Blog by Amy
A personal experience blog by Amy Francis-Smith in which she shares her experience of mental health whilst completing her masters degree and explains how she managers her mental health within her role in Architecture. Guest blog by Amy Francis-Smith.
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Christmas Stress: How to Survive Chrimbo Limbo
Christmas. An exquisitely decorated tree, gifts and chuckling family members sofa bound, shamelessly munching on Quality Streets. What is there to stress about?
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What is it Like to Suffer with a Mental Illness and Identify as BME?
Recent years have seen a marked effort to address the increase in mental health difficulties faced by the nation, with specific strategies implemented to aid in both the management and prevention of mental health issues amongst those aged 16 – 25 in particular.
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Why Online Learning is Essential to your Organisation’s Mental Wellbeing Strategy
Many consider the internet to be a bad influence on our mental well-being. However, when Robert E. Kahn and Vint Cerf invented the internet, they intended it be used for communication and learning. Here lie the benefits of the internet to our mental well-being. Online Mental Health Training has five main benefits which may make it a more desirable starting point when introducing the topic of mental health to employees.
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How to deal with stress and depression at work?
At least 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem in the UK each year, with anxiety and depression stated as the most commonly experienced. The average person spends 33% of their waking time working, so it is unsurprising that occupational stress can be a significant contributing factor to employee’s mental health.
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Mindfulness tips to keep you going through the day
Mindfulness is a technique which can be used to decrease stress and anxiety by increasing awareness. Research from Harvard University found that we are distracted 46.9% of the time, and this is ever increasing with our use of technology to stay constantly connected.
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Why is Mental Health Important for Youth Development?
Youth mental health has come into sharp focus over recent months, but what are the facts and why has it caught so many people’s attention? 1 in 10 young people experience a mental health issue at any given time which is about 3 in a typical classroom. A further 15% have less severe problems that put them at risk of developing mental health problems in the future and half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14.
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Managing Employee Stress during Significant Organisational Change
Today, managing change is a critical part of organisation’s agendas and is ever more important in a fast-paced world and unpredictable future. Much consideration is given to working practices, new structures, new ways of working, processes and results and how the new organisation will be. But how does this impact the employees and their engagement, mindset and behaviour in relation to the change that is happening around them?
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Ways to Maintain your Mental Health and Work a Stressful Job
‘Burn out’ is exhaustion which occurs as a result of excessive demands on energy, strength, or resources. It is usually experienced as physical, mental and emotional debilitation and is often caused by a stressful job.
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