Providing a better work environment
People thrive when working in organisations that invest in creating a culture that is good for mental health. Therefore, at Capital Space, we are working to make our work environment one which allows people’s emotional needs to be met. Jon Neal, the Chief Executive of Suffolk Mind, told us: “We’re trying to raise awareness and skills levels among the entire population to enable people to look after themselves and the people around them.
“Having someone in our life that we can count on and be ourselves around can help us to feel connected to a wider community that values our contribution. By getting our emotional needs met, we can hopefully prevent a lot of mental health conditions from arising in the first place.”
Why we want to get involved
At Capital Space we are working to provide education to our employees and customers to help understand mental health. Commenting on why the company is hosting the seminar for staff and customers, Peter Boam, the managing director of Capital Space, told us: “Mental health is a hugely important subject, which most people have very little knowledge of. We want to raise general awareness in the business community that mental health is not a given – it varies from person to person, from day to day. It's in everyone's interests to know more about it."
Encouraging good mental health within the workplace
Mental health is never far from the headlines these says, but what can business owners do to create a positive environment for their teams? “We can avoid becoming unwell by ensuring we get key physical and emotional needs met in healthy ways,” explains Jon Neal. “This means getting a good night’s sleep, some exercise and eating a healthy diet.
“But it also means feeling safe and secure at home and work, having some control and autonomy over our lives, feeling connected to a wider community that values our contribution. It means giving and receiving attention, being stretched and taking on new challenges, however small they might be. We need to have privacy or time to ourselves to relax and allow our brains to rest. And finally, it means feeling that we have some meaning and purpose in our lives, that we’re heading towards a greater goal of some sort.”
