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NHS - Mental health is everyone’s business

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services across parts of Sussex. With a workforce of nearly 5,000 staff and a turnover of over £230m we are one of the largest organisations in the county. We’re proud to be sponsoring the ‘The really useful business show’.

No one needs reminding that we are in one of the worst recessions to have gripped this country since WW2. We all know that business is tough and that it is having an affect on the bottom line. What is much less obvious is how this affecting your mental health or that of your employee(s). Did you know that one in four people suffer from mental health problems, whether its anxiety, stress or depression. At a time like this it’s hard to think about something that might not be an immediate problem but it really is in your interest to tackle this sooner rather than later.

Some estimates suggest that stress at work costs the UK economy £26bn. What’s the cost to you and your business?

Mental health is everyone’s business and we’re here to help you how to look after yours!

Find out more about working with us and understand how to deal with public sector contracts and tenders. Understand how you and your employees can improve their mental health and save your business money in the long term.

• One in four people will experience a mental health problem at some point in our lives. (One in five in the workplace)
• 12% of people with a long term mental disability are in employment
• 30.2 working days are lost on average be each case of work related stress
• Up to two thirds of people will recover from long term mental health problems
• The most commonly experienced mental health problems are depression, panic attacks, severe stress and anxiety disorder.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust needs your support and patronage. Show the business community that you are modern and forwarding thinking company by lending your support to tackling the stigma of mental illness.

It could be you, one in four of us will suffer, we may not tell you, you may not see it but it is real. Join now