Enhancing MHFA with Continued Learning: The Value of Bonus Study Courses
Introduction The new syllabus Mental Health First Aider (MHFA) courses have proven to be valuable in increasing mental health awareness and crisis intervention skills. Our experience delivering MHFA courses has taught us...
The Firefighters Podcast
Tim Rushmere joined https://www.firefighterspodcast.com/ host Pete Wakefield to talk about his journey from serving as an officer in the British Army, where he experienced first-hand the lack of understanding and...
Managing Workplace Stress
How Genesis Can Help Build Awareness and Improve Mental Health in Police and Fire & Rescue Services Stress in the workplace is a major challenge in the UK, with work-related stress, anxiety, and depression costing...
Seeking support from sources that may not seem obvious
Episode 27 of the Cheshire Police Federation podcast explores seeking support from sources that may not seem obvious. Can police officers learn about managing their mental health from colleagues who do similar...
From Ignorance to Understanding
Mental Health - From Ignorance to Understanding For many and varied reasons, our society’s literacy around mental health is still pretty low. Thanks to initiatives and activism it’s gradually getting better but...
Mental & Physical Wellbeing: The Parallels
Mental & Physical Wellbeing You can't run on a broken ankle. You can't train with a cold. If you don't eat, you won't have the energy to exercise. We know it's hard to stick with a training plan without someone to...
Five Steps to becoming an Employer of Choice
After the upheaval of the pandemic, organisations are increasingly having to focus on new ways of attracting the best talent. In a climate where the best talent has more choice, salary is no longer the deal-breaker it once...
Mental Health: A Shared Responsibility
Who is responsible for mental wellbeing in the workplace? That’s a question we’ve been grappling with for the last few years whilst working with a number of very different organisations; some have been public sector...
When does a mental illness become a disability?
In this article we unpack the key highlights from a recent workshop with our Associate Disability and Workplace Assessment Specialist, Ramin Salehi. Ramin, who has conducted over 10,000 workplace assessments discussed...
The Forestry Commission’s Inclusive Wellbeing Culture
Creating an inclusive wellbeing culture in a large and diverse organisation with employees found all over the country can be a real challenge. Tara Chambers and Wali Rahman from the Forestry Commission’s Wellbeing and...