Mental Health News & Advice

Mental health & wellbeing advice from Health Assured. See the latest news, awareness days and best tips for wellbeing at work & in life.

October 2020

What is virtual communication fatigue?

What is virtual communication fatigue?

Even when working in the office, we receive a huge amount of information on a daily basis. But at the very least, some o...Read more

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Oct 26 2020

August 2020

Gaslighting at Work

Gaslighting at Work

Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse which can have significant impacts on someone’s self-worth and self-confidence....Read more

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Aug 28 2020

Process of Employee Counselling

Process of Employee Counselling

What is counselling process? When someone undergoes counselling, they form a therapeutic relationship with the person pr...Read more

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Aug 21 2020

Coping with crisis as an SME

Coping with crisis as an SME

It’s a rocky time to be in business. While we’ve been experiencing some growth and stability in recent years, the coming...Read more

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Aug 14 2020

How do you Promote Wellbeing at Work?

How do you Promote Wellbeing at Work?

Promoting mental health in the workplace is sometimes low down on a business owner’s priorities. This is despite several...Read more

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Aug 14 2020

July 2020

What are the Different Leadership Styles in Management?

What are the Different Leadership Styles in Management?

Every successful business needs a brilliant leader. The best thing about leadership is, there isn’t one route to success...Read more

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Jul 31 2020

Performance Related Pay

Performance Related Pay

Encouraging high performance levels at work can be difficult. One way employers can do this is through performance relat...Read more

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Jul 31 2020

Do Whistleblowers Have Legal Protection?

Do Whistleblowers Have Legal Protection?

Whistleblowing in the workplace occurs when an employee discloses certain wrongdoing within an organisation because they...Read more

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Jul 24 2020

Physical wellbeing—mental health benefits

Physical wellbeing—mental health benefits

Studies have shown that there is a 20% - 30% lower risk of depression and dementia for adults participating in daily phy...Read more

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Jul 24 2020

Dealing with change at work

Dealing with change at work

The only constant in life is change. Sounds like a pithy sentiment, but it’s absolutely true—we can certainly rely on th...Read more

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Jul 9 2020

April 2020

How much does an EAP Cost?

How much does an EAP Cost?

An employee assistance programme, or simply EAP, as it’s more commonly known, is an employee benefit programme designed ...Read more

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Apr 27 2020

Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2024

Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2024

According to recent reports, up to 1 in 5 women develop mental health problems during pregnancy or in the first year aft...Read more

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Apr 21 2020

March 2020

Does counselling help depression?

Does counselling help depression?

Counselling is a form of talk therapy with a professional therapist. It involves non-judgmental listening to issues an e...Read more

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Mar 30 2020

Cognitive behavioural therapy for depression

Cognitive behavioural therapy for depression

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been proven effective as a form of talk therapy to help manage problems relating...Read more

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Mar 23 2020

Mental health training for managers

Mental health training for managers

Poor mental health at work is among the top reasons for staff absence in the UK. According to the National Institute for...Read more

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Mar 16 2020

What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

We’ve written extensively on the impacts of stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions to the workpl...Read more

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Mar 9 2020

How to handle an employee off with work-related stress

How to handle an employee off with work-related stress

When an employee experiences extreme levels of stress they might need to take some time off work to recover. In previous...Read more

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Mar 2 2020

February 2020

Mental health crisis

Mental health crisis

Managing a crisis can be a delicate and complicated affair. When it occurs in the working environment, offering the righ...Read more

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Feb 24 2020

Working with shingles

Working with shingles

What is shingles? Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a non-life threatening viral infection. The main symptoms of...Read more

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Feb 21 2020

Debt Awareness Week - How can employers help?

Debt Awareness Week - How can employers help?

According to the Office for National Statistics, the average UK household is in over £9,000 of debt. While the Central B...Read more

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Feb 21 2020

Supporting an employee with bipolar disorder

Supporting an employee with bipolar disorder

Research has suggested that as many as 5% of the UK population are on the bipolar spectrum and 1 in 100 people are diagn...Read more

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Feb 20 2020

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