September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, when organisations across the globe come together to spread awareness and provide support in aid of reducing suicide.
According to the Office for National Statistic (ONS) there were 5,642 suicides in the UK in 2022, with approximately three quarters (74.1%) of these being men. Industry figures have spoken out as to what we can do to be a part of this initiative. Towergate Health and Protection focused on prevention, employee resilience, intervention and rehabilitation. The employee resilience element focused on offering health and wellbeing programmes that promote a healthy lifestyle, good sleep hygiene and fitness. It also highlighted the importance of mental health first aiders and signposting empl...
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