Mental Health Awareness

Mental health awareness within the company is paramount. It's not just about acknowledging the well-being of our employees, but also about fostering a supportive, compassionate, and productive work environment. When we prioritize mental health, we promote better employee engagement, creativity, and overall job satisfaction. It reduces stress and turnover while enhancing performance. Ultimately, a mentally healthy workforce is the foundation of a thriving, resilient organization, and it's our responsibility to create that foundation together. 

Europa’s employees participate in charity fundraisers all year, and this time we are grateful to support Ryan Lewis's run. He started training at a gym in Offley, where they organised a charity run for a mental health charity and invited Ryan to take part. 

The charity they are raising money for is: The Creative Mental Health Charity Poets In. 

 We asked Ryan why he chose The Creative Mental Health Charity, Poets In …
“It’s a cause that’s close to my heart, so I was keen to support others and raise awareness.”

How did you first hear about it?

“The gym I have been training at offers a free over 40 men’s health group on Sunday’s. As they have provided a place for us to train, I was keen to give something back in return by supporting both the event and their chosen charity.”

Did you do anything to prepare yourself for it? 

“I walk regularly in the safety of the countryside plus I’ve been training at a gym twice a week to improve my mental and physical fitness.”

How did the event perform this year?

“It was the debut of the event, and it was really well planned and executed on the day, definitely signing up for next year. The event has raised around £3,000.”

Mission Statement of The Creative Mental Health Charity, Poets In: 

•    To provide mental health and wellbeing support services through a variety of creative mental health programs, designed specifically to help those struggling with mental illness by providing tools to reduce the symptoms of mental illness. 
•    To provide wellbeing services and programs to enhance the mental health and wellbeing of individuals with an interest in furthering their knowledge of mental health and provide tools with which to accomplish this. 
•    To further work on eradicating the stigma surrounding mental health and the various emotional challenges many individuals face through. 
•    PoetsIN will continuously strive to maintain a community that is INspiring, INclusive, INformative, and one that recognises the INdividuality in each person, through creative programs, one-to-one support services, a supportive online community, and a team of caring, professional, and dedicated staff and volunteers.
 

Learn more about joining next year’s run here. 
 

Europa likes to help those that need a little more support, and that’s why our employees participate in charity fundraisers all year round.
Find out more about the charities we support here.