PACIFIC BULLETIN


7 Make a difference with mental health


MIND HOW YOU GO


FOR the month of May, Pacific Building will be campaigning on the subject of mental health and mental health wellbeing. This is to coincide with Mental


Health Awareness week, which starts every year on the second Monday in May.


There is a national crisis of


mental health, with depression being predicted as the leading cause of disease burden by 2030. It starts young: 50% of people suffer their first bout of depression in adolescence or early adulthood, and 75% of people before they reach the age of 25. Now is our opportunity as a


business to recognise it and do our bit to notice the signs and symptoms and promote potential remedies. As a business, we want to de-


stigmatise talking about mental health for men and women, and to encourage everyone to talk about their issues and seek help without fear of judgement. Above all, we want to provide


help and support to all those who need it. So the company have prepared a


Power Point presentation that has been sent to all staff. It is an introduction to the issue,


Jacqueline Leitch


Pacific’s new Health & Safety Manager – who joined us in January 2019 – explains the thinking behind the company’s campaign.


with particular emphasis on the construction industry. It is aimed at providing you all with a bit more knowledge on the subject matter, which will then enable everyone to be better prepared for identifying and managing the issues when faced with them, both at work and in our personal lives.


Lauren Schoolar, Head of HR and Administration, has also issued a stress questionnaire. The answers you provide will


offer us invaluable feedback and insight as to whether we have any issues among the workforce, and to enable the business to develop a policy and strategy for the management of stress at work. I have also emailed out a link to


helpful videos from the British Safety Council on the subject of tackling mental health issues.


Slides from the presentation PACIFIC BUILDING LTD • 31 -33 EARL HAIG ROAD • HILLINGTON • GLASGOW G52 4JU


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