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Stress Awareness Month is held every April. Here’s why raising awareness of stress and mental health should be a priority for your clients.
Stress can impact us all. It’s our body’s natural response to dealing with pressure. But too much stress over a long period of time can have a significant impact on our overall health and wellbeing.
So, it’s important we find ways to manage our own stress and look out for the signs that those around us may be struggling.
How does this affect your clients?
Stress and ill mental health are two of the most common causes of long-term absence in the UK.* The rising cost of living, COVID-19 alongside family and work issues may result in increased stress and anxiety amongst staff.
With Bupa’s support, you can help your clients and their employees better manage their stress and their mental wellbeing – so they can continue to be the best version of themselves.
Bupa has put together some expert-approved content to share that helps bring awareness to the importance of stress management. Bupa’s manager’s guides will equip team leaders with practical advice on how to support employees with stress and anxiety, as well as how kind leadership can lower stress levels amongst employees.
Bupa has also gathered resources to help manage stress for employees who feel the pressure and demands of work have become too much.
Download the Stress Awareness Month 2022 client email to share the stress toolkit with your clients.
The stress toolkit includes:
Guidance and support for line-managers
- The power of kind leadership: a manager’s guide (PDF, 0.8MB)
- Supporting employees with social anxiety: a manager’s guide (PDF, 0.7MB)
- How to increase energy and productivity within your team: a manager’s guide (PDF, 0.4MB)
Resources that your clients can share with their team
- SilverCloud Wellbeing employee leaflet (PDF, 0.3MB)
- SilverCloud Wellbeing employee email
- How to manage stress video
- Stress, anxiety & CBT video
- 10 tips for managing stress infographic (PDF, 0.2MB)
- Stress support page
- Work-related stress information page
For more information on stress and mental wellbeing, head to Mind, Samaritans or the Mental Health Foundation.
*CIPD, 2020.