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Addressing the challenges with mobilising great mental health support

26 April 2023

Promoting good mind health is not easy. From environment to culture, to leadership buy-in and line manager capability the path to supporting a flourishing workforce is one of continual improvement. 

How you can avoid some of the common pitfalls was the subject of our expert panel debate. Eugen Farrell, Paul Robert and Zoe Ashdown explored best practice and learnings in ensuring your mental health strategy lands with impact:

  • The common hurdles and how to overcome them
  • How to go about gaining senior leadership buy in
  • Communications that resonate and drive employee ownership.
  • Role of Line Managers in supporting mental health strategy
  • Measuring impact and where next to place resource.

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Panel: 

Chair: 
Eugene Farrell, Mental Health Lead, AXA Health
Paul Roberts, Director, Enlighten and EAPA Executive Board Member
Zoe Ashdown, Head of Culture and People Engagement, AXA UK and Ireland.

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A new era of personalised employee wellbeing – is your EAP keeping up?

Join our Deputy Chief Medical Officer and a panel of industry leaders on Thursday 5 June for an inspiring discussion: A new era of personalised employee wellbeing – is your EAP keeping up?
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​ Working with our clients to proactively support mind health in the workplace

Download our latest mind health themed case studies, and hear from a selection of industry leaders on how they’re proactively supporting mind health in the workplace.
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Cultivating a caring workplace culture – nurturing mind health for all generations

Listen in to hear a thought-provoking discussion on the importance of addressing the mind health needs of young workers, line managers and employees through all life stages.
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Wellbeing that works: How digital innovation is transforming workplace health

John Burke, AXA Health’s Chief Medical Officer shares his thoughts on what a well-rounded wellbeing strategy looks like – one that not only meets today’s needs but is also built for the future.
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Are you talking inclusively when it comes to neurodivergence?

We asked our neurodiversity service providers, Problem Shared, to share their thoughts around the importance of neuroinclusive communication within the professional environment, and the changes that we can all make to embrace this.
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Enhancing member access to our Neurodiversity Assessment and Support service

From 1 April 2024 we’re increasing the way private healthcare members can access to our Neurodiversity Assessment and Support service – making it more convenient. Find out what we’re doing and why.
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We’re here day and night, don’t worry and wait

The 24/7 health support can help employees with everything from heart, diabetes, and cancer concerns, to upcoming treatments, or questions about their medicine – no matter the time of day. We interviewed Lane Wells (RGN), to find out more about the service.
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AXA Health's neurodiversity service - one year on

With 52% of patients currently left waiting over a year for an autism assessment and 40% for an ADHD assessment, the need for more employers to offer access to assessment and support for neurodiversity remains pressing. Find out more about our service one year on and how we can help.
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The blueprint for future health

How we access healthcare is continuing to evolve. So, it’s up to us to ensure we’re ready for what comes next. We asked some of AXA Health’s senior leaders, as well as experts from HBSUK to discuss market developments, benefit enhancements and priorities for 2025.
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Supporting tomorrow’s workforce today

With age and lifestyle related diseases set to rise and the pressure on primary care increasing, our team joins industry experts in a series of short videos providing insights around how you can shape your corporate healthcare needs for today and tomorrow.
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Why we need to talk about suicide

There is a powerful statistic about suicide that tells us that it is the biggest killer of men aged under 50 years; Office for National Statistics figures for England show...
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Cultivating a caring workplace culture – nurturing mind health for all generations

Watch back as business leads explore what’s impacting young people’s emotions? How best to support their transition to the workplace. The essential ingredients for successfully blending Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and wellbeing.
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