Learn why a mental health strategy is good for business with Claire Russell from MHIB

Run time: 14.43 mins

Description

Why is stress in the insurance industry a leading cause of mental and physical ill health? Mental Health – is this a tick box exercise or an on ongoing programme?

Claire Russell gives us an insight into her experience of mental health in the workplace and how this led her to set up Mental Health in Business (MHIB). We discuss how the pandemic has inflated what was already considered one of the biggest public health concerns of our times and how businesses are now recognising the impact metal health has on employee reliability, productivity and retainability and how important supporting mental health in the workplace is.

 

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“Certainly, the research, the studies that have been carried out during COVID looking at mental health all indicate that more people than ever before are experiencing symptoms of mental health. So there's a big problem”

I would urge any organisational leader to just think really carefully about what you are investing in and why. Do it for the right reasons and make sure what you are doing is meaningful.”

 

Resources

2017 – Independent Review Workplace Mental Health

Broker mental health webinars bought to you by Ecclesiastical in association with Mental Health in Business.

 

About the Guest

Claire Russell, CEO, Mental Health in Business, has worked as a business leader in the insurance industry for over 20 years before moving in to workplace mental health following her own lived experience of mental illness.

 

About the Host

Adrian Saunders, Commercial Director at Ecclesiastical is responsible for delivering Ecclesiastical’s UK intermediated business. Before joining Ecclesiastical, Adrian held senior roles at Marsh, Zurich and Hiscox. Away from insurance, Adrian is a self-confessed cycling addict. Combining his passions for charity giving and cycling, he previously raised funds for charity by completing London Ride100 three times and cycling across Vietnam and Cambodia. 

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