Support is out there if and when you need it
SUPPORT
Ben, the automotive industry charity, has launched its new website for 2022 – www. ben.org.uk – providing technicians and workshop owners with quick and easy access to self-help tools and resources designed to help improve health and wellbeing.
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The charity says that demand for support has reached a record high, with more people than ever contacting Ben for help since the emergence of the Covid pandemic. Especially online support, which has seen a massive 184% increase in web visitors from October 2016 compared to October 2021. In response, the Ben team have developed its online offering, to help automotive employees reaching out for help and also employers who work with Ben to improve the health and wellbeing of their workforce too. The web address remains the same but the site is now fully responsive across all devices and offers simpler navigation, clearly signposting to self-help tools and resources. Tips, advice
and tools are offered for a range of topics, including money worries, physical and mental health, self-care tips, stress, sleep, loneliness, resilience and bereavement. Users can also find out more about becoming a donor, participating in Ben’s latest fundraising events and opportunities, and Ben care services. Rachel Clift, Health & Wellbeing Director at Ben, said: “Our aim is to help individuals navigate through life’s challenges, empowering them to make positive, lasting change. If we can intervene at an early stage and connect individuals with the right information, advice and guidance, we stand a much better change of preventing issues from arising in the first place or developing into something that could have a much more serious impact. “The new website will go a long way towards getting the message out there to our automotive family – to ensure they know they are not alone, Ben is on hand to help them as and when they need it.”
