Neurodiversity
Mental Health Awareness Month 2023
What is Mental Health Awareness Month? Mental Health Awareness Month, observed in May each year, is a month-long campaign dedicated to raising awareness about mental health and reducing the stigma associated with mental illness. It serves as an opportunity for organizations, advocates, and healthcare professionals to initiate conversations, organize events, and share resources that promote…
Read MoreBruin seminar: the business case for investing in employee mental health
Held during Mental Health Awareness month, Bruin’s recent event “Taking Care of Business” provided key insights from risk management and legal experts regarding what is expected of employers, what can be done to promote a healthy and productive workforce, how to comply with a duty of care towards employees, and guidelines for ensuring an inclusive…
Read MoreTaking care of business – mental health in financial services
Taking Care of Business While it’s an inherently personal battle, the effects of mental illness aren’t limited to our personal lives. And in financial services, two out of three people have experienced mental health issues as a result of work, or where work was a related factor. So the chances are at least one person…
Read MoreLiving with Anxiety Seminar – City Parents
On the 14th May 2019, two of our consultants, Sophia Deen, AVP Consultant, and Matthew Tynan, AVP Consultant, attended a seminar hosted by City Parents called Living With Anxiety The seminar was hosted by inspirational speaker, Nick Elston; who’s website can be found at https://nickelston.com/. Nick, who is an anxiety sufferer himself spoke through his own personal…
Read MoreRecruitment Spotlight: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Recruitment Best Practice Employers’ procedures and guidelines should ensure that candidates have equal opportunities during the recruitment process and UK law (specifically the Equality Act) protects from discrimination. The Equality Act 2010 The Equality Act 2010 is legislation designed to give rights to those with ‘protected characteristics’; disability is one of those characteristics and…
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