
Addressing the challenges with mobilising great mental health support
Promoting good mind health is not easy. From environment to culture, to leadership buy-in and line manager capability the path to supporting a flourishing workforce is one of continual improvement.
How you can avoid some of the common pitfalls was the subject of our expert panel debate. Eugen Farrell, Paul Robert and Zoe Ashdown explored best practice and learnings in ensuring your mental health strategy lands with impact:
- The common hurdles and how to overcome them
- How to go about gaining senior leadership buy in
- Communications that resonate and drive employee ownership.
- Role of Line Managers in supporting mental health strategy
- Measuring impact and where next to place resource.
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Panel:
Chair:
Eugene Farrell, Mental Health Lead, AXA Health
Paul Roberts, Director, Enlighten and EAPA Executive Board Member
Zoe Ashdown, Head of Culture and People Engagement, AXA UK and Ireland.
Support for your business
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Engage and empower your workforce to build resilience and be there for their colleagues with our range of seminars, workshops and wellbeing programmes.
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Be there for your employees during their life’s big journeys.
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A family break-up. Difficulty with depression. Struggles with debt. Your employees bring so much more to work over and above themselves and the skills you employed them for.
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A complete overview of the ways we can support your organisation, including mental health cover for your business.


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