Suicide Prevention Day – September 10th
“I have been in mental health and caring for young people for a couple of years, and I wanted to highlight to everyone the enormity of Suicides in the UK alone, and what we could all be doing to help change someone’s life, no matter how small.“ Rhea Spencer
Every year companies and organisations come together to help raise awareness of how many people in the world die by suicide.
Look out for signs that someone is not coping: hopelessness, uncontrolled rage, seeking revenge, acting reckless or engaging in risky activities, feeling trapped, increased alcohol or drug use, withdrawals from family, friends & society, anxiety, agitation, unable to sleep and dramatic mood changes.
Facts & Figures
An estimated 703,000 people die by suicide worldwide every year; that’s 55% of people in the world! The global suicide rate is twice as high among men as women, and over 50% of all deaths by suicide occur before the individual turns 50years old.
Depression can completely take over someone’s life and make them feel alone and unwanted; it is twenty times more likely for an individual to commit suicide if they struggle with depression. In over 20 countries, suicide is still illegal and can result in individuals being punished by legal penalties that range from a minor fine or small prison sentence to life imprisonment.
What can you do?
We all play a role in each other’s mental health, no matter how small. Sometimes you do not know how to make a difference or what you can do to help the person in need, but being an ear for them to talk and giving time and space can help them, whether it’s your family member, closest friends or even a colleague at work.
People are often reluctant to talk to someone about their mental health as they fear not knowing what to say. However, individuals are not looking for specific advice, so you don’t need to worry about what to say; being empathetic, compassionate, have a genuine concern, and maybe some knowledge of resources and a desire to help them is key to preventing the worst.
For individuals who feel distressed, having a strong sense of connection is a prime part of preventing them from committing suicide. A connection can be in many forms, including friends & family, social, work, nature or art activities. Being engaged in activities can help distract the mind from difficulties and help lift the mood for those suffering from suicidal thoughts. Being able to offer a struggling individual a connection and opportunity to raise their mood and for some time distract them from their everyday struggles in reality.
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Mental health through COVID-19
Though COVID may seem all bad, it has been positive because it has offered new connections within our neighbourhoods and communities. Maybe you had a chat over the fence with Jill, who lives alone next door after her husband recently passed; perhaps that just made her day, maybe just maybe it made your day.
How Safety PAL is helping businesses ensure their workers are healthy mentally and physically.
Here at Safety PAL, we have been doing our utmost to increase our award-winning suite of tools to better support, monitor, and manage your worker’s mental health and well-being.
Safety PAL wants to concentrate on crucial deliverables and ways to help you and your team monitor, control, and support all your workers from the most basic mental health and well-being principles up to the more severe stages of the mental health scale.
Workers mental health doesn’t always remain the same; different circumstances and environments create various problems. Hence, it’s imperative to provide your managers with tools to monitor the worker as the individual’s they are.
To help businesses bring about positive change, we don’t need to provide you with more information; we need to help you deliver vital information and monitor workers well-being irrespective of the time of day or their location.
The Safety PAL Way.
Safety PALs solution allows you to communicate, interact and monitor every worker no matter the time of the day or their location.
Watch this short video presented by our newest mental health member Rhea. The video highlights just a few of the latest tools created to support workers mental health and wellbeing.
While watching our short video, think about how having these tools will help you connect with your workers individually, how you will have the ability to monitor individual workers and how these analytics will help you meet your legal obligations.
And finally, how you and your team will support the most vulnerable workers creating a more robust business and productive workforce.
Safety PAL not only provides your workers direct and instant information, but you also have access to real-time analytics, helping you differentiate the most vulnerable workers. All COVID Secure.
SMART effective and efficient tools help your team ensure your employee’s wellbeing is prioritised, optimising employees’ performance and proving you are meeting the relevant legal standards.
Client Testimonial
“Mental health can affect any of us at any time. Safety Pal has a tool to monitor mental health and wellbeing of all staff members, which is a legal obligation“
Joanne Pearce, Managing Director Pinball Metals Limited.
Book a product tour to see first hand how Safety PAL supports your mental health and wellbeing.
Helplines
Samaritans – 116 123 – Talk about anything upsetting you.
SANEline – 0300 304 7000 – Experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone who is.
Switchboard – 0300 330 0630 – If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or other.
Papyrus – 0800 068 4141 – If you are a young person struggling to cope with life.
Helpful Links
Papyrus
NSPA
https://nspa.org.uk/world-suicide-prevention-day-2020/
Samaritans
https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/campaign/we-listen/
https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/campaign/world-suicide-prevention-day/
IASP
https://www.iasp.info/wspd2021/resources/
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