Thriving at work
The problem
The October 2017 ‘Thriving at Work’ Government report into mental health in the work place, shows there is a severe problem with people leaving work because of mental health.
- 300,000 people with long term mental health conditions leave their workplace each year; a further 2% leave work as a result of physical ill health;
- The cost is 99 billion pounds!
What to do?
The report says that all employers of any size in the UK should adopt six “core standards” for improving mental health at work:
- Produce, implement and communicate a “mental health at work” plan.
- Develop mental health awareness among employees.
- Encourage open conversations about mental health and the support available when employees are struggling.
- Provide employees with good working conditions.
- Promote effective people management.
- Routinely monitor employee mental health and wellbeing.
Staggering mental health statistics from 'Thriving at Work' Stevenson/Farmer report
The Role of Flourish
The role of Flourish, a not for profit Social Enterprise, is to bring ‘to bring relational awareness, understanding and mental well-being to life’.
This especially means the workplace but could also mean the Community in it’s widest sense.
Flourish has been set up by David Sherborn-Hoare who has started his own businesses, consulted to others and is a Psychotherapist in clinical practice.
David believes passionately in the importance and value to business of creating an understanding of how we become who we are and how that affects our relationships, decisions and both mental and financial well-being.
David has the practical experience to:
- facilitate all of the government recommendations
- provide in-depth relational training
- undertake seminars or workshops
- provide boardrooms or staff workshops.
we can help your business to flourish
a range of services to bring relational awareness and understanding of mental well-being