Mental Health and Wellbeing Clause Examples

Mental Health and Wellbeing. (a) The governance of mental health and wellbeing services is not within the scope of the IGC. (b) AFLPA agrees to enter into good faith discussions with AFL to consider industry mental health governance, including consideration of a 12-month Mental Health Governance Forum following the execution of this Agreement. (c) Subject to the good faith discussions pursuant to clause 11.4(b), the Parties agree that the services to be funded by the amounts set out in item 4 of Schedule 3 may include Secondary Mental Healthcare Services in addition to AFLPA’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Navigator Service.

Mental Health and Wellbeing. As a federation, wellbeing continues to be a priority. Resources and support are signposted on both websites, and staff will make this a key feature of teaching in school as pupils continue to return to school.

Mental Health and Wellbeing a) The Company and Employees recognise that mental health issues have a significant impact on health and safety. Suicide rates in the construction industry are higher than average and it is best practice for companies and Employees to work to tackle the issue of mental health at the workplace. b) The Company and Employees also recognise that following a serious incident personnel may suffer trauma. c) In order to improve mental health outcomes, the Company agrees to sponsor the applicable Foundo Blue program (considered best practice) provided by the Construction Industry Drug and Alcohol Foundation tailored to the building and construction and allied industries and to utilise the related services available in managing health and safety issues. d) In addition, the Foundo Blue program will be introduced at inductions.

Mental Health and Wellbeing. The delivery of the University’s clear vision for mental health and wellbeing is articulated via two interlinked action plans – a Student Mental Health Action Plan and a Mental Health at Work Action Plan. At the onset of the pandemic, student services teams moved services online, including disability mentoring, and additional targeted support was provided to students in residences. The University launched TogetherAll, a 24/7/365 confidential online service to support staff and students. We are operating a blended student services model in 2021-22 to ensure students who would most benefit from face to face counselling or wellbeing support are able to do so. Alongside our support services, we undertake a range of cross university projects through our Student Mental Health Project Officer1. The Advice Centre within the Students' Association works to complement the services of GCU Wellbeing Services and specialises in providing independent advice and support for students with representation through academic processes. We have recently appointed two additional Student Wellbeing Advisers. The University welcomes the SFC additional counsellor resource which allowed us to increase our counselling staff in 2019-20 and provide further support in 2020-21, reducing waiting times and developing the mix of Wellbeing Service offerings, such as offering counselling in Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu. GCU was one of three UK universities selected by charity Student Minds in 2020 to trial their Charter award, an accreditation scheme recognising best practice in supporting mental health. The University has signed up for the Charter Award Programme in 2021-22, the only Scottish institution to do so. We are 1 ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇/student/support/wellbeing/informationaboutourservices/wellbeingprojects/ finalising a GCU Suicide Safer Framework and Action Plan, informed by UUK guidance “Suicide-Safer Universities”. The Students’ Association secured a National Lottery Community Fund award to work with the Two Roads Charity to deliver Mind Your Mate (suicide prevention) and Emotional Resilience workshops to GCU students during the academic year 2021-22. The University and Students’ Association continue to work in partnership on the Student Mental Health Agreement, as part of the NUS Scotland Think Positive’s project. GCU is one of eight institutions selected for a Government-funded NUS Scotland mental health consultation and we are leading an Enhancement Themes project exploring links bet...

Mental Health and Wellbeing a. The Company and Employees recognise that mental health issues have a significant impact on health and safety. Suicide rates in the construction industry are higher than average and it is best practice for companies and employees to work to tackle the issue of mental health at the workplace. b. The Company and Employees also recognise that following a serious incident personnel may suffer trauma. c. The Parties recognise that suicide prevention of Employees in the construction industry is an important issue, and the Company agrees to provide mental health awareness training to Employees, including apprentices, however engaged, annually. Such training is to be conducted by Mates in Construction or another similar provider as nominated by the Company in consultation with the Employees and the Union. d. Employees will be paid their normal rate including all allowances while attending this training. e. To improve mental health outcomes, the Company agrees to make a payment of $3.00 per week, for each Employee engaged under the Agreement, to Mates in Construction.

Mental Health and Wellbeing.  At least one staff member to have completed mental health first aid officer training within the calendar year. This person should be clearly identified to the performers.  Include a term that recognises mental and physical health challenges for performers during their careers and acknowledge the benefits of performers being fit and healthy and agree to work together to promote the proactive management of psychosocial and physical safety and injuries.

Mental Health and Wellbeing. The College is currently developing a Mental Health Strategy to strengthen its commitment to improving the support for and retention of students who experience mental ill health. This is being led by a steering group consisting of support, teaching and student body representatives who will also develop and drive forward a range of College-wide initiatives to embed the new Strategy following it’s publication before the end of AY2018-19. The College is working with the Students’ Association and NUS Scotland representatives on the creation of a Student Mental Health Agreement. The College is working closely with the Students’ Association and Human Resources/ Occupational Health to plan a range of events and activities to raise awareness of, and tackle stigma about, mental health issues and promote health and wellbeing of both the student and staff population. Enhanced Mental Health First Aid guidelines and safeguarding procedures are firmly embedded in the new curriculum and student support structures which were introduced for the beginning of AY2018-19. The newly created Academic Tutoring role and the Student Advice & Support Team play a crucial role in helping to deliver a positive student experience which allows for improvement in the support and retention of students who experience mental ill health, and ensures that all students are enabled to achieve their full potential as successful learners, ready to transition to future learning, life and work. The College does not have a counselling service in place, however the Academic Tutor role (over 300 in place) provides the opportunity for effective relationships and trust to be built between staff and students, and signposting to online resources available through the College’s Student Portal and where required to relevant external support agencies. Additionally, the steering group is currently exploring possible enhanced partnership working with a number of Third Sector organisations. The College continues to exchange and evaluate good practice in collaboration with other colleges, local schools and universities to ensure smooth transition and positive destinations for students, including those experiencing mental ill health issues. A comparison of key performance indicator data for students who have declared mental health issues in the current and previous academic year will form part of the review of the implementation of the new support and curriculum structure and the impact of the College’s Mental Hea...

Mental Health and Wellbeing. The Student Success Team in partnership with students, the Union, and staff, supported students to succeed and promoted wellbeing with the Early Intervention Model to ensure students felt connected. Students received check in calls, were offered support and signposted to all resources in partnership with the Union and wider student services teams. Working together created the ability to view a wider, holistic sense of challenges that students face, allowing barriers to be removed to make sure students were supported, creating a sense of belonging. There are two members of staff in post who work in student engagement specifically, looking for opportunities, events, and projects to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ a sense of community, engagement and belonging in our student body. In partnership with students, ‘how to’ videos were produced to support students with various processes. Student Buddies helped to promote physical health through free gym membership. The University, Students’ Union and Team UWS worked in partnership to develop a Student Mental Health Agreement (SMHA). The SMHA is a project led by Think Positive - Student Mental Health Scotland on behalf of NUS Scotland, and is a formal agreement to work jointly on promoting student mental health on campus. The agreement details actions which set out to change perceptions of mental health among the university community, challenge negative attitudes, and promote positive outcomes and supportive strategies to maximise student resilience. The agreement will be reviewed and developed each academic year, and signed by the executive lead in both the University and Students’ Union. Postgraduate students had the opportunity to become Mental Health Champions (MHCs) as part of a Vice Chancellor Funded project called; ‘It’s good to talk co- producing a mental health literacy (MHL) resource’ with students for students. PG students undertook the Mental Health First Aid award as part of their training and co-produced a MHL resource consisting of topics relevant to today’s students such as the influence of social media on their mental health, and where to seek help both internal and external to the university. The MHCs delivered an interactive workshop to around 1000 undergraduate students during Induction Week and to all new PG (postgraduate) and PGR (postgraduate research) students in two schools. The Student Union in partnership with UWS Counselling service ran ‘Paws Against Stress’ alongside Mental Health week, this was attended by 296...

Mental Health and Wellbeing. The second largest cohort of students with a disability are those who have declared mental health conditions (17.64%) and their attainment rate is 12.44 percentage points lower than student who have not declared a disability. The implementation of the College’s mental health strategy which aims to develop an interconnected approach to promoting mental health and ensuring that students receive effective, targeted support should assist us in addressing this gap. The College employs three Counsellors who work across the campuses. Demand for their services has increased and the College has committed to supporting the introduction of a digital tool to provide additional first line advice and support for all students. The College has created a new post of Student Wellbeing Advisor who is working in collaboration with the Student Association to proactively address the mental health agenda. This includes ‘Gie Us a Break’ cafes for drop in for support and sharing of anxieties and sport initiatives to promote good mental health through exercise. Staff are increasingly sharing their training in aspects such as mindfulness with students and focusing on good mental health within student learning. Additionally, the College’s team of Mental Health First Aiders complements our team of physical First Aiders, reflecting the increasing levels of mental health disclosures and incidents being reported. We will also procure training from external specialists to ensure staff are equipped to support students with mental health issues. The Student Association have been active in their ‘Healthy Body, Healthy Mind’ campaign. This includes implementing the ‘No Smoking Campus’, promotion of local fitness facilities, Bike Club promotion, Pass the Badge event, Time to Talk Day and Time to Walk Day and participation in the Good Food Nation Consultation. A specific event was held with ESOL students around how to live healthily through diet and exercise. The Student Association and College commitment to health and diet will be further developed over 2019-20.