Mental Health can range from having good mental health to poor mental health and from having no diagnosis of mental illness to a diagnosis of severe mental illness. A person can vary in their position at different points in their life. This TBT will help teams start the bnasic conversations around Mental Health.

Suicide is preventable, most suicidal people don’t want to die; they simply don’t want to live with the pain they experience any longer. 

We can learn to spot the warning signs so we can help identify and support someone having suicidal thoughts. Openly talking about suicidal thoughts and feelings can save a life.

Use this TBT to help open the dialog on this topic.

Act promptly if you think someone is considering suicide. Even if you only have a mild suspicion that the person is having suicidal thoughts, you should still approach them. 

This TBT explores the difficult situation of suicide crisis and the questions that should be asked and actions that you must take.

Everyone experiences anxiety at sometime. Anxiety is a natural response, useful in helping us to avoid dangerous situations and motivating us to solve everyday problems. Anxiety can vary in severity from mild uneasiness through to a terrifying panic attack. It can vary in how long it lasts, from a few moments to many years. Download this TBT and use to start a converstaion with your team.

The word Depression is used in many different ways. Everyone can feel sad or blue when bad things happen. However, everyday ‘blues’ or sadness is not depression. People with the ‘blues’ may have a short-term depressed mood, but they can manage to cope and soon recover without treatment. This TBT will help you have discussions with your team around this topic.