Co-founder and chair of charity Baton Of Hope. Campaigner for suicide prevention, awareness and change. Journalist. Speaker
#Employers, #HR leaders: Do you have a sound suicide prevention policy? You can play a vital role in protecting your workforce and their families from the agony of losing a colleague or loved one to suicide. On #worldmentalhealthday please take a few minutes to think about taking action to save lives.
This year's #worldmentalhealthday theme being to 'Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace', for the benefit of people, organisations and communities. Here's our Founder Mike McCarthy speaking about the day & theme, as well as our Workplace Pledge - an initiative whereby companies across the UK can commit to implementing measures to safeguard their employees and their mental health. You can find out more about it and invite your employer to sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eFJqePRr #mentalhealthmatters #suicideprevention #suicidepreventionhotline #suicidepreventionawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthawareness
Hi Mike, would be great to have a conversation with regards to Suicide prevention policy, really trying to drive this forward after losing my brother to suicide in December 2021
Thank you for all you do and for letting me be part of the Baton of Hope
Practice Manager at Bupa Dental Care Holt
2moI was due to carry the Baton last year, unfortunately I couldn’t as I was in hospital with my daughter who was diagnosed with an eating disorder after losing my brother to suicide. I would love to be involved in the future.