Here at Karbon, we offer support to help you feel more secure, confident and happy with where you’re at, this includes all of life's challenges including mental health.
In order to help improve the level of mental health support we can offer in our communities; our Supported Housing team recently took part in training to become Mental Health Allies.
A Mental Health Ally is a member of our team who can support people who may be experiencing a mental health issue or emotional distress. They can:
- Be a supportive, listening ear, offering non-judgemental support and reassurance
- Be observant of signs of mental ill health, signposting you to useful resources and guide you to professional help if needed
- Provide a confidential, safe-space for you to talk about your feelings and wellbeing
- Open up conversations about mental health.
Together they aim to reduce barriers and stigma surrounding mental health.
Our Head of Supported Housing, Jon McDonald thought it would be a great idea to offer this training to his team:
“I recently took part in the training and found it very useful and informative.
“As the Supported Housing team deliver mental health support in our communities, I felt it was important they completed the training and use the skills when supporting our customers.”
We caught up with some of the Supported Housing Team during the course to find out how beneficial the course was:
Andy felt like it gave him additional tools to use for his job:
“In very stressful situations I would know what to do. I feel more equipped.”
Ann-Marie found the training environment really helped to explore different approaches to supporting mental health:
“It’s very relaxed. Everyone has good ideas and is happy to share which each other. It’s nice to interact with other Support Workers as we don’t often see each other.”
Sikhethani really appreciated the resources the course provided:
“It will help massively. It deals with subject areas we must support on a regular basis.
“If you find someone in a situation and you’re not sure how to approach it, we have a handbook filled with information that we can use to improve the outcome of your interactions.”
The course mixes informative discussions on a variety of mental health conditions, useful methods and tools for discussing mental health and interactive elements to really help participants to understand the impact of these conditions.
The Mental Health Allies training is run by Mental Health in Business, and has been delivered by its Founders, Claire Russell and Steve Heath.
Steve said:
“With lots of factors challenging our mental and emotional wellbeing, it is crucial that we deepen the value and commitment we give to mental health as individuals, communities and businesses.
“Stigma and discrimination are still huge barriers to people being able to access the help and support they need. It is really important that we all recognise that we can all do our bit to increase awareness about mental health, about how to access appropriate help and about which preventive mental health interventions are available.”
If you are interested in having some support from our specialised team or you feel that you know someone who does, please visit the My Care and Support page.
Here at Karbon, we offer support to help you feel more secure, confident and happy with where you’re at, this includes all of life's challenges including mental health.
In order to help improve the level of mental health support we can offer in our communities; our Supported Housing team recently took part in training to become Mental Health Allies.
A Mental Health Ally is a member of our team who can support people who may be experiencing a mental health issue or emotional distress. They can:
Together they aim to reduce barriers and stigma surrounding mental health.
Our Head of Supported Housing, Jon McDonald thought it would be a great idea to offer this training to his team:
“I recently took part in the training and found it very useful and informative.
“As the Supported Housing team deliver mental health support in our communities, I felt it was important they completed the training and use the skills when supporting our customers.”
We caught up with some of the Supported Housing Team during the course to find out how beneficial the course was:
Andy felt like it gave him additional tools to use for his job:
“In very stressful situations I would know what to do. I feel more equipped.”
Ann-Marie found the training environment really helped to explore different approaches to supporting mental health:
“It’s very relaxed. Everyone has good ideas and is happy to share which each other. It’s nice to interact with other Support Workers as we don’t often see each other.”
Sikhethani really appreciated the resources the course provided:
“It will help massively. It deals with subject areas we must support on a regular basis.
“If you find someone in a situation and you’re not sure how to approach it, we have a handbook filled with information that we can use to improve the outcome of your interactions.”
The course mixes informative discussions on a variety of mental health conditions, useful methods and tools for discussing mental health and interactive elements to really help participants to understand the impact of these conditions.
The Mental Health Allies training is run by Mental Health in Business, and has been delivered by its Founders, Claire Russell and Steve Heath.
Steve said:
“With lots of factors challenging our mental and emotional wellbeing, it is crucial that we deepen the value and commitment we give to mental health as individuals, communities and businesses.
“Stigma and discrimination are still huge barriers to people being able to access the help and support they need. It is really important that we all recognise that we can all do our bit to increase awareness about mental health, about how to access appropriate help and about which preventive mental health interventions are available.”
If you are interested in having some support from our specialised team or you feel that you know someone who does, please visit the My Care and Support page.
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