Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. This year's theme is Take time to kōrero - a little chat can go a long way. This theme is particularly relevant in the current environment as we continue to navigate business as usual and start to return to the office after the recent COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. This is a timely opportunity for leaders and teams to check in on each other's psychological wellbeing and ensure this is considered through this transition. We must consider the effect of work on mental health and mental health on work and put in place helpful solutions where support is needed. One of the simplest ways we can start to do this is by talking about our mental wellbeing at work - so take time to kōrero this week (a little chat can go a long way!). Check out the helpful tools and guidance below:
GHSL conversation prompts tool:
BLHSF Mental Health by Design workbook:
GHSL Creating mentally healthy work and workplaces guidance:
GHSL Positive Workplace Cultures workbook:
GHSL/NZDF mental health guides:
For more information, check out the Mental Health Awareness Week(external link) website:
