Holistic Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing

A new project from our Mental Health in Maritime Network which spans across the Diversity in Maritime programme.

Aim of the Project

To create an initiative which will outline a holistic approach to enable the maritime sector to tackle the breadth of mental health and wellbeing.

The project aligns to the following Thriving at Work core standards:

Core standard one: Produce, implement and communicate a mental health plan at work
Core standard three: Encourage open conversations about mental health and the support available when employees are struggling
Core standard six: Routinely monitor employee mental health and wellbeing

How

At the start of this project it will involve a project team made up of representatives from across the working groups and network/s. It is expected that the project will transition into Pledge and Charter Working Group.

To collate and share case studies from maritime organisation who have mental health work plans
To highlight Diversity in Maritime Charter organisations who have mental health and wellbeing policies and plans
The Mental Health Network, and maritime organisations, to collectively sign up to a mental health standard and highlight this through the Mental Health Network page
To establish a Mental Health in Maritime campaign
To create a ‘good management’ plan which will transition into the Culture of Care project
To undertake yearly benchmarking and share results through the Mental Health Network portal and via blogs.

Watch this space for future updates on this project.