Why Mental Health Training?

What are the benefits of mental health training for your organisation?

We know the importance of looking after our personal mental health and wellbeing. But what are the benefits to the organisation of investing in their employees' wellbeing? After all, it is going to cost you, isn't it? The answer to that is, 'yes and no.' Read on to see why this training should be seen as an investment and not a cost.

Deloitte 2022 Study.

The most recent Deloitte study into mental health and wellbeing in the workplace found that the cost of poor mental health has risen by 25% since pre-pandemic.

It also found that their is a definite benefit to investing in mental health training. The average ROI is £5.30 for every £1 spent. However, the ROI varies depending on the type of intervention. Reactive training (such as MHFA) has a return of just 3.4:1. Proactive training (such as i-act) has a return of between 5:1 and 5.6:1. The highest return (5.6:1) was seen for those with organisational wide interventions, such as cultural change and raising awareness of mental health issues.