Mental Health Awareness for Line Managers – measured/unfiltered outcomes

Over the last couple of months we have been hosting Mental Health Awareness for Line Managers courses in conjunction with Mandy Kinnell from “Headstart Learning, Developing & Coaching”, to provide early intervention and prevention advice, along with active listening,questioning techniques and signposting options to several groups, including participants involved in the gaming and banking sectors along with Government employees.

We are extremely proud of the feedback we have received and plan on hosting some further stand-alone sessions to encourage more companies to raise awareness for staff on what to do/how to help. The object of the course is to keep employees in the work place by providing support options early on and ultimately enabling them to thrive in their role again and reduce the amount of sick days taken.

Below are a few comments we received;     

• “I would love to spend more time on this subject. Great course, engaging presenters, useful examples. Excellent!”
• “This is a great addition to my manager's role toolkit. After this hopefully I can start helping where I see fit according to the course.”
•  “Great course. Gave practical ways of dealing with situations.”      
• “Excellent course, I've learned toolsets I will use for life! Thank you!!”        
• “Great and very informative course. Will put what I have learned into practice. Thank you!”        
• “I have put meets expectations because my previous experience of The Centre is that their services and courses are of a very high standard. This is no exception - will be recommending. Thank you.”

We are delighted that practical measures will be used with spotting early signs, when to escalate, and “Peer support groups” being added into the workplace environment, I feel that well-being issues will be addressed at an earlier stage and thus allowing the staff member to flourish in the workplace once again.

Please contact [email protected] if you would like to find out more. Thank you to Nebank Private Wealth, Microgaming and The Isle of Man Government for choosing our charity to provide these courses and helping support the free psychological support service we offer to anyone affected by cancer on Island as a result .