Toolbox Talks
We’ve developed a collection of Toolbox talks relevant to the pest management industry to support in the communication of positive mental health and wellbeing awareness and practices.
These are starting points to help give you a foundation. Take your time to read through and adjust to suit the needs of your pest management business, incorporate your own policies and support networks.
Suicide Prevention Toolkit for Employers
Created by Business in the Community in association with Public Health England and supported by Samaritans. This Suicide Prevention Toolkit, helps senior leaders, line managers, HR and occupational health professionals identify staff members who may have suicidal feelings and gives practical advice on how to deal with a crisis situation.
This toolkit will help embed suicide prevention strategies in your organisation’s health and wellbeing policies, guide your approach to supporting those at risk and act as a resource to provide support across your workforce.
Wellness Action Plans in the Workplace
Wellness Action Plans are a personalised, practical tool we can all use – whether we have a mental health problem or not – to help us identify what keeps us well at work, what causes us to become unwell, and how to address a mental health problem at work should you be experiencing one.
It also opens up a dialogue with your manager or supervisor, in order for them to better understand your needs and experiences and ultimately better support your mental health, which in turn leads to greater productivity, better performance and increased job satisfaction
Mental Health in Pest Management Training & Consultation
Pest Minds offer small (but growing) collection of in person courses and consultation services that cover a range of skill sets to support positive mental wellbeing in the workplace whilst ensuring a tangible relevance to the pest management industry, e.g.:
- Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing Skills (1 day)
- Cognitive Techniques for High Stress Situations (1 day)
- Guided Consultation on Mental Health Planning in Small Businesses
Pest Minds Store
We’ve created a collection of printed materials to utilise within businesses to for enhanced support advice and mental health awareness tips.