MHFA England rolls out best-practice guide for employers

Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA) has today launched a best-practice guide for employers on how to implement mental health first aid in the workplace. It follows the Health and Safety's Executive's (HSE) recent enhancement of its First Aid guidance regarding the need to consider mental health alongside physical health when undertaking a ‘needs assessment'. According to MHFA England, 15,000 organisations across the country have trained staff using its courses and it is thought this figure could rise significantly if the HSE's guidance is adopted by employers. The regulator esti...