Reach Out at ERIKS UK & Ireland
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UK & Northern Ireland Staff Seeking Urgent Professional Support in the UK or Northern Ireland?
Help@Hand
A full employee assistance programme is available through the Help@Hand app.
Download the app, and register using your personal email address with the instructions of 'forgotten password'.
Republic of Ireland Staff Seeking Urgent Professional Support in the UK or Northern Ireland?
Help@Hand
A full employee assistance programme is available through the Help@Hand app.
Download the app, and register using your personal email address with the instructions of 'forgotten password'.
T: + (44) 0808 304 3698
What is a Mental Health First Aider?
A Mental Health First Aider in the workplace is the go-to person for anyone who is going through any type of mental health issue.
The first aider will be available to help guide the person to the relevant help that they need. They will also have the relevant knowledge to be able to spot someone who may be developing a mental health issue. Being a Mental Health First Aider doesn’t qualify them to provide therapy to someone who may need it, but it does make them able to offer support and help make their life at work easier. It is important for the Mental Health First Aiders to encourage professional support and sign post where that can be found.
We are here to offer support
Being a Mental Health First Aider doesn’t qualify them to provide therapy to someone who may need it, but it does make them able to offer support and help make their life at work easier. It is important for the Mental Health First Aiders to encourage professional support and sign post where that can be found. It is important for the Mental Health First Aiders to encourage professional support and sign post where that can be found.
The invisible illness
Mental illness is just as important as physical illness. Therefore, being supportive of someone’s mental wellbeing is essential to a person’s recovery.
This is why we now have Mental Health First Aiders with ERIKS UK & Ireland.
Confidentiality is paramount
As trained Mental Health First Aiders we are taught that confidentiality is everything, the key to a trusting partnership with the person needing help.
Any personal information given to us will be kept between you and the first aider, the first aider will destroy any personal information to do with the contact when no longer required.
No information is fed back to Colleagues, Management, People Operations or the ERIKS Management Board without your personal consent.
However, if necessary, Mental Health First Aiders will pass personal information to professional services in an emergency or critical situation as deemed necessary by Mental Health First Aid Procedures where your health and wellbeing are our highest priority.
We take your confidentiality very seriously, if you believe your confidentiality has been breached please contact Hollie.Sloman@eriks.co.uk Chair of the Mental Health Committee with your concerns, for them to be investigated and action taken.
Some things to look out for in yourself and others
- Being more anxious or irritable than normal
- Disrupted sleep – sleeping too little or too much
- Isolation – not socialising or going out and doing things you / they use to enjoy
- Confused thinking or lack of concentration
- Feeling extremely sad or low
- Change in eating habits – either lack of appetite or increased hunger
How to reach out to colleagues, family, friends and loved ones
- Talk to others about your mental wellbeing
- Listen to people who tell you about how they’re feeling
- Keep an eye out for others – if someone seems to be behaving differently, talk to them and ask them how they are
- Be a supportive friend – support and listen to those close to you
- Learn the signs and symptoms of mental health illnesses
Introducing ERIKS Mental Health First Aiders
Call ERIKS Switchboard on 0121 508 6000 to be transfered to the relevant person. Or alternatively, send them an email.
Jennifer Platt
National
Rebecca Darroch
National
Jonathan Read
National
Darren Smart
National
MJ Wright
National
Chris Topliss
Leicester
Ken Brennan
Leicester
Muriel Sergiba
Leicester
Megan Supra
Leicester
Tyler Dunkley
Northampton
Jane Stephens
Northampton
Andrew Kilmartin
Sheffield
Nicky Webster
Gateshead
Vikki Edwards
North
Michael Pole
Barnsley
Leigh Martin
Maidstone
Nicole Jesson
Shipley
Olga Nika
Oldbury
Lucy Marshall
Pensnett
Tom Morgan
Pensnett
Peter Gibbons
Oldbury
Anees Basha
Oldbury
Lee Williams
Swansea
Rob Connolly
Ireland
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At ERIKS we strive to deliver the best quality service and products. As part of this goal we encourage customers to submit feedback on their experiences so we can resolve any issues and concerns.
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