Dear All,

Welcome to the October edition of Ensemble.

Today is World Mental Health Day and we wanted to acknowledge this important awareness campaign in Ensemble.

Life is busy for us all, especially with our work and home commitments, and it can be full of unavoidable risks, worries and losses, which affect everyone. Some things are easier to change, and some problems are out of our control, but in these situations, the sooner we get support, the better.

Whether you are struggling with your own mental health or are worried or concerned about a work colleague, the simplest but most effective thing we can do is talk to each other.

In this Ensemble, there’s some useful advice from the Mental Health Foundation, with links to organisations that offer help to those who are struggling, so please use that information if you need to.

You can also speak to someone in the strictest of confidence in our HR department, and don’t forget we have our own helplines that you can access via the Helpline link in Ensemble every month.

We never really know what’s going on in a person’s life, or what battles they are facing privately, but we can all talk, listen, help and support each other when times are hard.

Until next time, take care of yourselves.
Best wishes,
Rosemary