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💙Our second myth-busting episode focuses on the importance of boundaries as a Mental Health First Aider. Jen delves further into the role of a Mental Health First Aider and how the course uses real-life examples to consider where boundaries might be crossed and how to manage these. Watch the full video here 👉 https://lnkd.in/erfWGVCR

🌟 Embracing Compassion: Celebrating Canadian Mental Health Week! 🌟 From May 6th to 12th, we're observing Canadian Mental Health Week, and this year's theme couldn't be more fitting: "A call to be kind - Compassion connects us all" #CompassionConnects In a world where challenges and uncertainties can often feel overwhelming, showing compassion can make a world of difference. Whether it's lending a listening ear, offering support, or simply checking in on a colleague or friend, small acts of kindness can have a profound impact on someone's mental well-being and your own! This Mental Health Week, let's come together to spread kindness, destigmatize mental health challenges, and build connections that truly matter. Together, #CompassionConnects us all. How are you embracing compassion this Mental Health Week? Share your thoughts and experiences below! Let's inspire each other to make a positive difference in the lives of those around us. 💙 #MentalHealthWeek #CompassionConnects

This year #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek is all about co-creation and the meaningful engagement of everyone in the Mental health discussion. Co-creation means different people working together towards one purpose: better mental health for all. What impacts your mental health? If YOU were involved in decisions regarding mental health, what would you prioritise and how? For more info please see https://lnkd.in/e7mGWZt8

Did you know that showing compassion to others is particularly powerful for our mental health and wellbeing? It can shift the way we think, making us more positive about things around us. #CompassionConnects #MentalHealthWeek    Learn more at https://lnkd.in/erBNid4E

Mental health struggles are real, and no one should have to go through them alone. That's why I’m proud to see how Dialogue’s mental health services help members cope with and manage well-being issues. By partnering with organizations like yours, we're breaking down barriers to care and offering compassionate support. Learn more: https://okt.to/i7Gd2B

Prioritizing your mental health as a co-parent can be difficult, but it's a crucial step in ensuring you can be there for your child and your co-parent. Our Family Wizard asked their readers how they take care of their mental health in co-parenting relationships and have compiled a fantastic series of tips and tricks. Read, learn, and enjoy! https://bit.ly/4cBWvZx

Mental health awareness is key to a happy, healthy world. John has helped me transform my personal relationship with exercise and mental health. Are you ready to go on that journey? He's taking part in a webinar to discuss this topic later today. Well worth a listen for those who can join. #mentalhealth #exercise #support

If any social landlords are supporting this I think what you can do to take this one step further is to enhance the mental health support for your tenants and not just focus on the needs of your staff. One organisation I have in mind causes so much stress and anxiety to its tenants that it’s their own actions and treatment of their tenants that causes them the biggest mental health crisis. So if you have to leave messages on your call systems to instruct your tenants to be respectful and kind to your staff, you must ask yourself why would tenants behave this way? Why would they get upset or cross, why would they need to behave this way and what is your organisation doing to get this response from your tenants? Just think of the Grenfell disaster and think of young Awaab, these are prime examples of the failures within the social housing sector and what happens when tenants are not valued or listened to. #mentalhealthawareness #mind #mentalhealthsupport #kindness #consideration #supporttenants #decenthome #respectfulstaff #removebarriers #listentopeoplesneeds #suicideprevention #selfharmprevention #safehomes #safecommunities #socialhousing #tenantsrights

Today is the start of Mental Health Awareness Week! If you would like to share feedback about local mental health services, you can do this by clicking the link and completing the form. https://bit.ly/3K1dXdy #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2024