Mental Health
during Lockdown
Is the latest lockdown taking its toll? What can you do to improve the mental wellbeing of those around you? PPL PRS Ltd PR and communications manager Alexandra Carr has some suggestions...
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he Government currently advises that if you can work from home, you should. Last year during the initial lockdown, 46.6% of people worked from home and of those, 86% were working from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic (ONS). Whilst some businesses have now made their premises Covid-safe, many continue to encourage home working where possible. Home working may or may not suit you; some people adapt quickly to the new environment and routine, others may not have had the provision to work from home so easily. Perhaps they had to work from their bedroom, or children being off school made it hard to concentrate and focus on tasks. As various lockdowns have been implemented, many people have started to feel isolated and lonely. Research has shown that many people who feel lonely use the radio to combat those feelings. The familiar voice of the presenters, the music, and the daily routine can help to fill
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the day when experiencing isolation whilst working at home. Here at PPL PRS, our employee engagement team worked hard throughout this time to ensure everyone remained connected. A multitude of events and initiatives were held, including weekly quiz nights, a book club, exercise classes, care packages, check-ins, comedy nights, and open mic nights. As sponsors of LAMP, a mental health charity that helps people in need to feel valued, listened to, and able to cope, and having had our managing director Andrea Gray win Businesswoman of the Year at the Niche Business Awards 2020 largely thanks to her success in migrating the PPL PRS team from office to home whilst ensuring their mental health was cared for, we hope these top tips help keep your own team’s mental health in check at this time. If you, or someone you know, is struggling to cope with their mental health, here are some suggestions that could perhaps help.
The PPL PRS Working from home playlist can be found at:
