Risk to mental health in the workplace – what are they and how to manage them

It is World Mental Health Day on 10 October an opportunity to raise awareness and campaign for change This year we want to highlight the responsibilities of employers to create mentally healthy workplaces The traditional

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Anxiety is the theme of this year s Mental Health Awareness Week MHAW and LawCare the legal mental health and wellbeing charity are highlighting the prevalence of anxiety in the legal community Anxiety is one

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Legal mental health and wellbeing charity LawCare academics at the University of Sheffield and The Open University have launched a free online course for legal professionals about Working with others The new Working with others

Legal mental health charity LawCare has today released the findings of its all male focus group to understand the needs of men in law in relation to mental health support in the workplace The aim

Lawcare's inaugural conference

Legal mental health charity LawCare has announced the full line up of speakers for its online conference 8220 Building a Better Life in the Law 8221 which takes place on Wednesday 28th September The conference

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Learn more about how to improve the culture in the law and how to make your legal organisation a happy and healthy place to work Legal mental health charity LawCare is hosting its first conference

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Legal mental health charity LawCare has extended its online chat service for legal professionals from one to four days a week from Tuesday 10th May The charity which offers free confidential emotional support to anyone

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Humans are hard wired to connect 8211 we are tribal and social animals We are biologically programmed to need other humans and a feeling of belonging and connection drives our happiness Despite this many of

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We all know the phrases 8220 a problem shared is a problem halved 8221 or 8220 it s good to talk 8221 but the benefits in talking about how you are feeling go far beyond

This is a blog by Jonathan de Lance Holmes which originally featured on LawCare

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