Tag: mental health

1 In 4 Gen Z Employees Have Sought Mental Health Help Since Beginning Of Pandemic – Marketing in the time of Covid-19

Stuart Mitchell

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the professional and personal lives of millions of U.S. employees, causing a significant portion to seek help for their mental health. According to a new report from MetLife’s 18th annual U.S. Employee Benefits Trends Study, Gen Z employees were three times more likely than all other employees to have sought professional help for stress, burnout or other mental health reasons since the beginning of the pandemic. Contributing to workers’ mental health concerns is virtual fatigue, with work and personal lives often reduced to screen-to-screen interactions…

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Real People, Real Stories launches with new research on men’s mental health during lockdown

Stuart Mitchell

Samaritans shares new research on how lockdown measures have affected men, as they launch their Real People, Real Stories campaign, supported by the rail industry. The charity surveyed almost 2,000 men aged 18 to 59 to find out how the pandemic restrictions have affected their mental health and support networks. 42% of the men questioned felt that the restrictions have had a negative impact on their mental health, with loneliness and/or isolation, anxiety, financial worries and separation from loved ones among their concerns. Despite some men saying that they find…

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8 in 10 PR professionals report to feeling mental health impact of Covid-19

Stuart Mitchell

The recognition of the positive value of public relations stands in contrast to a marked depreciation in the mental health and well-being of individuals employed in communications roles during the crisis, a new survey has found. The CIPR’s Health Group COVID-19 survey explores the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on communications professionals and included questions around the value of communications, the impact of COVID-19 on individuals and on teams, pandemic preparedness and resources, and internal communications. The survey finds: Over half of respondents reported their organisation placed ‘a lot’ of value on…

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The Royal Foundation announces £1.8 million Fund to support Frontline Workers and the Nation’s Mental Health

Stuart Mitchell

The Royal Foundation has granted nearly £1.8 million to ten leading charities at the heart of mental health and frontline support, through a bespoke fund set up as part of the organisation’s response to COVID-19. The grants aim to build on the work that the Foundation has already done in recent months to support those on the frontline of the pandemic in the UK, and the mental health sector. The Royal Foundation has consulted extensively with these sectors, identifying where it is uniquely placed to add value. Today’s grants build…

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Half of marketers have suffered 100 days without wellbeing support from their employers

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and Hays issued a warning to its members and the wider marketing community to consider the wellbeing of employees working from home. The call comes in response to research from recruiting experts Hays that shows half (47%) of employers had failed to provide any form of wellbeing support to marketing teams since lockdown began 100 days ago.  The consequences of social isolation and enforced absence from the office have had a severe impact on the mental well-being of marketers. A quarter (25%) of those…

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