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Posted on 7th December, 2015

Mental Health Awareness Training for line managers and other employees has long been recognised as a key factor in the health and wellbeing of the workforce. We are pleased to announce a series of open workshops taking place here at Workways during 2016:

• Being a Mindful Manager –managing your business & supporting your staff
• Being Aware – mental health awareness for all staff
• Keeping Well at Work – an overview of looking after mental wellbeing
• Being Resilient – a short session on resilience

Dates, costs and booking forms available at www.mindfulemployer.net/awareness. All our workshops can also be delivered to groups of your employees at your premises so do please get in touch with Kim Hewett kim.hewett@nhs.net The newest signatories to the Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health are:

• Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
• Baltic Training Services Ltd, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
• Barca-Leeds
• Beth Johnson Foundation, Stoke on Trent
• Cornerstone Children's Homes, Warrington
• Demelza Hospice Care for Children, Sittingbourne, Kent
• Develop, Ampthill, Bedfordshire
• Dorset County Council
• Enterprse Enfield Agency
• Estuary Housing Association Ltd, Southend on Sea
• Focus Care Services, Huddersfield
• HSCIC, Leeds
• Learning Partnerships, Leeds
• Manor Community, Bristol
• Manor Training & Resource Centre Ltd, Sheffield
• Off the Fence, Hove
• Quantiam Ltd, Exeter
• Release Potential Ltd, Stocksfield, Northumberland
• Springfield Mind, Stratford Upon Avon
• Sun Rehabilitation, Worcester
• Swan Womens Centre, Liverpool
• The Hope Centre - St Helens
• Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
• TVCS London LTD, Aisby, Lincolnshire
• University of Sunderland
• York St John University 

For more information about how employer can be a Charter signatory or, if they already are, what the benefits are of being one – please visit www.mindfulemployer.net/charter Over 4,000 people took part in our survey of employees of Charter signatories which was a magnificent response. The findings from this survey will be available in the New Year.