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STOP The Killing – Do Something NOW To Cut The Suicide Rate
On average, two construction workers take their own lives every working day. Mates in Mind is calling on companies to start the conversation about mental...
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The Installer & DGCOS – Driving Mental Health Awareness
The Installer has been largely responsible for and driving people from all over the industry to the DGCOS mental health podcasts which first aired towards the end of 2023.
Our campaign, which encompassed both advertising on TheInstaller.pro along with engaging editorial coverage on both the site and in The Installer Magazine attracted interest from those wanting to learn about mental health best practice – and those who thought it was high time they reached out for help.
The podcasts are still available to listen to or download – Click Here
Saving lives
The Double Glazing and Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme had teamed up with the National Home Improvement Council along with medical experts and frontline charity workers to acknowledge the crisis surrounding mental health and wellbeing challenges – and to offer support and guidance.
Faisal Hussain, DGCOS chief executive, says: “I’ve personally been encouraged to see how much mental health and wellbeing have become more comfortable topics of conversation in our sector and are on the agenda now for many businesses. It’s been really interesting to see the engagement levels. So far there have been hundreds of downloads.”
Topics
Hussain adds: The podcasts can still be listened to – they are an important resource. During this carefully researched and structured series, the six episodes cover the following topics: mental health support in the sector and its effects on productivity; what does a good work/life balance look like; managing loneliness working away from home; the importance of a holistic approach to supporting your team; and mental health support in the home improvement and renewables sectors and for trades people.
“The last podcast, which is relevant to today’s current economic challenges, tackles accessing debt support for better financial health.”
Speaker panel
Contributors included Hannah Vickers, chief of staff at Mace and head of productivity at the Construction Leadership Council; Martin Lockham from Mates in Mind, George Jones from Cahill Renewables, Tony Steel from Band of Builders, GP Dr Rachel Cooper and Greg Jenkinson from Step Change.
Listen now
There are a variety of places where you can easily reach the podcast series, either directly from the PodBean platform or from mainstream brands such as Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts or YouTube.
The number of listens of each podcast is still increasing.
Hussain concludes: “It’s great to have such a positive response to the podcasts and know that they are having the positive impact we hoped for. This was confirmed by one listener emailing us to say that he only realised he was experiencing burn out after hearing the podcast. He didn’t understand what he was feeling beforehand but the podcast gave him some clarity and helped him move forward.
“If we had only helped one person with these podcasts, we would have been happy.” DGCOS and NHIC and The Installer are proud to have helped many more.
If you are reading this and struggling now, regardless of whether you’re a DGCOS member or not, we urge you to reach out for confidential 24/7 support by texting HARDHAT on 85258.
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Article written by Cathryn Ellis
15th January 2024