Publish date: 10 October 2024
World Mental Health Day is today (Thursday 10 October), and this year the theme is ‘Workplace mental health”.
This year’s theme highlights the importance of addressing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace – for the benefit of people, organisations and their communities.
For our Grenfell impacted community we acknowledge how challenging the last few months have been and how this is likely to have taken its toll on people’s wellbeing.
Talking about our mental health can help us cope better with life’s ups and downs. Why not take this opportunity to check in with your colleagues, peers, family and friends?
It can sometime feel as if we are the only ones struggling but it is important to remember that others in your life may also be having a tough time. Today, on World Mental Health Day, we would like to invite you to join us in spreading kindness. If someone is not acting like themselves, it is an opportunity to reach out and have a conversation. You may find you have more in common than you think.
As employers, we strive to ensure that our place of work be a place where our struggles with our mental health become normalised, supported and seen as something to be proud of because they add to the compassion and quality of care that we provide to people who access our services, as well as each other.
We in the NHS are also here to help
If you are affected by Grenfell, the NHS Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service, is here for you and your family. To access support please call 020 8637 6279 (every day 8am to 8pm) or 0800 0234 650 (overnight: from 8pm). For more information visit our website: https://grenfellwellbeing.cnwl.nhs.uk/
For emotional support, health and wellbeing support, and urgent mental health support, call 0800 0234 650, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
For further information about local health support go to: www.rbkc.gov.uk/grenfell-response-and-recovery/support/nhs-support