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lare Flynn, Suicide Prevention Development Officer at EBCDA explains: “In May 2015 EBCDA worked with Belfast City Airport to deliver an event encouraging employers to be proactive at tackling mental health issues in the workplace. Several local businesses attended including Citi Group and Tescos; in addition to employers from the public and voluntary sector. Given the success of the first event, we have organised “Working Well” to offer employers the chance to come together to explore wellbeing in workplace in more detail. This time we are encouraging employers to bring
times. The 5 Steps are: Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give. The 5 Steps approach will be the focus of the event which will offer employers simple, cost effective ways of introducing these concepts in the workplace. Clare hopes that local employers will be keen to take up the opportunity to improve staff wellbeing as it is linked to increased productivity and reductions in sickness related absence:“It’s estimated that 4.9% of absence from work is due to mental ill health and in Northern Ireland that equals 275,170 days per year. For this reason it’s really worthwhile for employers to think about ways to support their
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East Belfast Community Development Agency (EBCDA) are offering local employers the opportunity to explore ways of making their workforce happier and healthier at a free event taking place on 23 March. The “Working Well” event is open to all employers either based in East Belfast or employing staff from East Belfast and follows on from a successful event held last year at Belfast City Airport.
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along some of their staff to get them involved in the discussion on how to make our working environments happier and healthier.” Participants attending the event will have the opportunity to take part in taster sessions aimed at improving wellbeing including relaxation techniques, dance and mindfulness. These are examples of some of the activities which the New Economics Foundation has shown to be effective in improving overall wellbeing. Branded “Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing”, these are a set of evidence-based actions which promote people’s emotional health and build resilience to help us cope during difficult
staff’s emotional wellbeing; and thanks to funding from the Public Health Agency and the CLEAR Project we are able to offer this event to local employers for free.” The event takes place on Wednesday 23 March from 1pm to 3.30pm beginning with lunch; the venue is East Belfast Network Centre, 55 Templemore Avenue, BT5 4FP. For more information or to register places at the event please contact Jean Higginson at EBCDA on 028 9045 1512 or jean@ebcda.org. For more information on EBCDA’s work on suicide prevention and mental health promotion please visit www.ebcda.org.
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