Mood Matters in the Workplace ©

17.9 million working days were lost to stress, anxiety or depression in 2019/20 in the UK and mental health issues cost the Northern Irish economy £3.4 billion annually. 1 in 5 people in Northern Ireland live with mental ill-health, and many of those experiencing mental health problems are in active employment. The workplace has a vital role in promoting mental health awareness and resilience.

What is Mood Matters in the Workplace?

The AWARE NI Mood Matters in the Workplace programme is an introductory mental health awareness programme for employees delivered online or on-site at the employer's convenience. The programme content can be tailored to suit the needs of individual employers and usually lasts between one and two hours. The programme helps participants to look after their mental health at work and in their home lives. It also teaches them to recognise the signs and symptoms of poor mental health and makes them aware of sources of help.

Click here to download the Mood Matters Workplace leaflet

Programme content includes:

What is Mental Health?

Mental health at work

Looking after our own mental health

Mental ill-health including signs and symptoms of stress and depression

Sources of help

How AWARE can help

Benefits for staff:

Help staff recognise the importance of looking after their mental health and wellbeing.

Equip staff with knowledge and skills to maintain their mental health and wellbeing and build personal resilience.

Raise awareness of the importance of looking after your mental health.

Highlight the symptoms of stress and depression.

Help to reduce stigma by increasing understanding and raising awareness of mental health to all staff encouraging a culture of understanding.

Make staff aware of the sources of help and encourage them to seek help early if they are worried about themselves

Benefits to for the employer?

Helps reduce the cost to you in having staff off sick with a mental health problem.

Helps your staff recognise the signs and symptoms of depression both in themselves and their colleagues.

Helps staff working for you to take responsibility for and develop the tools to look after their own mental health.

Reduces stress in the workplace and promotes a more positive working environment.

How to Book

To apply for a place on our next Mood Matters Workplace course, please click on the link below and fill in your details for the location which suits you best. If no location suits you or there are no locations listed, you can register your details and someone will be in touch with you.

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AWARE is the depression charity for Northern Ireland and the only charity working exclusively for those with depression and bipolar disorder.

Aware Defeat Depression, known as AWARE, Crawford Square, Derry/Londonderry, BT48 7HR, Company No: NI30447. Registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland with charity registration number NIC100561

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