Remploy supports Mental Health Awareness Day

Remploy

Remploy, a leading provider of specialist employment and skills support for people with disabilities or health conditions, says Mental Health Awareness Day is a good opportunity to talk about mental health in the workplace.

Gareth Parry, Remploy Chief Executive said: “Every year, one in four of us will experience a mental health problem and better mental health support in the workplace could save UK businesses up to £8 billion a year.” 

Through its Access to Work Workplace Mental Health Support Service, Remploy provides free and confidential support to anyone with mental health problems which are threatening their job. The Service, is delivered by a team of trained and experienced professionals and has achieved an over 93% success rate of people retaining their employment six months after joining the programme. In addition, Remploy offers a support service for apprentices who find that their mental health is a barrier.

Mr Parry continued: “We continue to see an increase in the number of people accessing our mental health services, so it is clear that people are becoming more comfortable talking about their challenges. We need to build on this and make sure mental health support is available for all UK businesses and their employees.”

For more information about the free Access to Work Workplace Mental Health Support Service, visit:

remploy.co.uk/mentalhealth