Mental health: How is the protection industry stepping up?

Everybody’s talking about it, yet… we struggle to talk about it

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LV='s Justin Harper explores the mental health support available to policyholders

Openness about mental health has come on leaps and bounds over the last 18 months. We've seen the Royals, high profile stars from entertainment, politics, sport, and some of our own industry colleagues share their own struggles and experiences. We're getting familiar with the statistics too aren't we? The most recent figures show that one in six of us are dealing with a mental health issue at any one time. This might not mean we take time off, but the strains and pressures remain. In the whirlwind world of work - and in our desire to impress and remain employable - mental health is a maj...

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