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#WorldMentalHealthDay: you are not alone. 💙 Here at The Baton of Hope UK, our aim is to ensure that on and beyond days like #WorldMentalHealthDay, we are constantly reminding people that there is support out there for them if they are struggling with their mental health. There are incredible organisations out there like The Samaritans, CALM, Shout, Papyrus and Switchboard that offer support to those who need it the most. Please save and share this post so we can make sure everyone feels like they have someone to talk to in their time of need. #worldmentalhealthday #mentalhealthmatters #suicideprevention #suicidepreventionhotline #suicidepreventionawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthawareness

"The Workplace Pledge is for absolutely everyone, whether you've got one member of staff or 100,000." On #worldmentalhealthday, Ben Wilson FdSc HNDip MCPara FRSPH, a Baton of Hope UK Trustee, explains why companies of all sizes will benefit from signing up to our Workplace Pledge to ensure they are creating a psychologically safe workplace for their employees.  You can find out more about The Baton of Hope UK’s Workplace Pledge here: https://lnkd.in/ep-nF7VH  #mentalhealthmatters #suicideprevention #suicidepreventionhotline #suicidepreventionawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthawareness

We agree with Olivier Quindos, Procurement Director at Alstom UK & Ireland, that mental health today is recognised as being just as important as physical. But more needs to be done across all areas of society to ensure that this is the case. 💙 From an employer perspective, providing “the right environment” as Olivier explains is important for those who may be struggling with their mental health. That’s why it’s been important for The Baton of Hope UK to create the Workplace Pledge that ensures business across the country are committed to doing this for the sake and wellbeing of their employees. You can find out more about it here: https://lnkd.in/eTnPHkKs If you need help, you're not alone. Here are some numbers you can call or text: 🟢The Samaritans: call 116 123 for free, 24/7, 365 days a year 🔵Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): call 0800 585858 5pm - midnight every day 🟠Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258 🟣PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide: for under 35s – call 0800 068 4141 24/7, 365 days a year 🟡Switchboard: call 0300 330 0630 10am - 10pm every day #worldmentalhealthday #mentalhealthmatters #suicideprevention #suicidepreventionhotline #suicidepreventionawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthawareness

Mental health in the workplace should be "a lot more than just ticking off boxes," explains Harry Bateman, a Business Development Graduate from Alstom UK & Ireland. ✅ Alstom UK & Ireland is one of many organisations that are recognising the need to prioritise mental health in the workplace and signing up to our Workplace Pledge. By safeguarding employees and providing a psychologically safe workplace, it’s important to recognise these are small but mighty steps towards better mental health protection across all areas of life.  You can find out more about The Baton of Hope UK’s Workplace Pledge here: https://lnkd.in/e8dh-jEs #worldmentalhealthday #mentalhealthmatters #suicideprevention #suicidepreventionhotline #suicidepreventionawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthawareness

This year's #worldmentalhealthday theme being to 'Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace', for the benefit of people, organisations and communities. Here's our Founder Mike McCarthy speaking about the day & theme, as well as our Workplace Pledge - an initiative whereby companies across the UK can commit to implementing measures to safeguard their employees and their mental health. You can find out more about it and invite your employer to sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eFJqePRr #mentalhealthmatters #suicideprevention #suicidepreventionhotline #suicidepreventionawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthawareness

What a special event the Bollywood Ball organised by Jay Bhayani and her team at Bhayani Law proved to be. Thank you to everyone involved in supporting #BatonofHopeUK and #suicideprevention through this joyful occasion. This was certainly a night to remember and the memories will stay with us forever.

It’s the eve of a voyage round the world for adventurer and #BatonofHopeUK supporter James Ketchell. Tomorrow James sets sail on a nine month journey in his boat ‘Mindset’ and will take schoolchildren on a virtual adventure teaching them about resilience and overcoming adversity - something he is certainly no stranger to. Having flown around the world in a gyrocopter and set a new Guinness Record James was once told following a motorcycle accident that he would never walk properly again. As a teenager he was shy and lacked confidence after being bullied but now he aims to show once again that there can be many reasons for hope. Bon voyage from all of us at Baton Of Hope UK James. Our best wishes go with you. Here’s our hero explaining why he was drawn to our #suicideprevention charity…

Baton of Hope is out there again spreading the word that suicide is largely preventable. We're part of four events in Sheffield, London and Portsmouth during this important week of #WorldSuicidePreventionDay (10 September). Thank you VINCI Building UK for your warm reception and for being among the first wave of major UK companies to sign up to Baton of Hope’s Workplace Pledge programme of best practice for suicide prevention at work. Together with Vinci we ask people to remember that EVERY DAY is World Suicide Prevention Day. Read all about how the Pledge could help your workplace: https://lnkd.in/ezrrHP4A #passiton #batonofhope #workplacementalhealth #suicideprevention

#WorldSuicidePreventionDay: "I think that we'll have changed the narrative when we can say as a nation that we treat mental health every bit as importantly as we treat our physical health." Today (10 September) is World Suicide Prevention Day, and the theme for the next few years is Changing the Narrative on Suicide, which here at Baton of Hope, we believe is cruicial. Thanks to our founder, Mike McCarthy, for sharing this important message today on the "magnitude of this problem". And we call on everyone, wherever and whenever you can, to devote as much time and attention to raising awareness of it as possible. If you need help, you're not alone. Here are some numbers you can call or text: 🟢 Samaritans: call 116 123 for free, 24/7, 365 days a year 🔵 Campaign Against Living Miserably: call 0800 585858 5pm - midnight every day 🟠Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258 Shout UK 🟣 PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide: for under 35s – call 0800 068 4141 24/7, 365 days a year 🟡 Switchboard - National LGBTQ+ Support Line: call 0300 330 0630 10am - 10pm every day #mentalhealthmatters #suicideprevention #suicidprevention2024 #suicidepreventionday #suicidepreventionhotline #suicidepreventionawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthawareness

Good luck to #MentalHealth campaigner, Simon Pollard, who has begun his 268-mile walk this month to raise vital funds for Baton of Hope & Slow the Mind CIC. 💙 ⁠ Please show your support for Simon and donate via this link: https://gofund.me/c306e440 You can read more about Simon's fundraising challenge in our post here: https://lnkd.in/eCAM7N_i #passiton #suicideprevention #suicidepreventionawareness #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthsupport ⁠#mentalwellbeing #wellbeing #healthyliving⁠ #donate #donation #fundraiser #nonprofit #fundraising