Paradigm has launched a mental health and wellbeing hub that brings together support, resources and tools for intermediaries and firms.
The hub offers tips for employers on how they can support their employees’ mental health and wellbeing, provides information on how to manage stress and includes reports on topics such as suicide prevention.
Paradigm members can also find details about the role of mental health first aiders and why firms may want to consider this form of training, along with a mental health and wellbeing calendar highlighting key dates in the year as a means of raising awareness and opening up conversations about mental health.
Riona Mulherin, director of marketing and operations at Paradigm, said: “Last year’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Report from the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter revealed some shocking results.
“These included an increase in the number of those working in the mortgage industry who reported their mental health as being poor, a decrease in those who said it was excellent or good, [and] a sizeable increase in the number who were working more than 45 hours a week.”
Mulherin added that this presented a picture of the mental health of large numbers in the mortgage industry being in a much poorer condition than it should be.
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She added: “To that end, we’ve launched our new hub.
“It’s designed to bring together a raft of useful resources and support tools [that] can help move us all along a more positive path, whether you are seeking to establish preventative measures within your business or are looking to support someone who may already be struggling.”
