Mental Health First Aid starts with you! If you are reading this you are already thinking about how to improve the mental health of your organisation. Work is good for health and health is good for business. Healthy people are happier, more engaged and more productive. We spend over half of our lives at work and it makes sense that the places we work in and the people who work in them are as healthy as they can be. We all have mental health in the same way that we all have physical health. Mental health issues are common: 60% of UK employees have experienced a mental health issue due to work, or where work was a contributing factor 31% of UK employees have been ‘formally diagnosed’ with a mental health condition But many of us know little about mental health compared to our physical health. Stigma and lack of awareness can stop people from talking about their mental health, delaying them from getting the support needed for recovery. This silence extends to the workplace. People often avoid disclosing a mental health issue to their employer for fear of being demoted, losing their job, or judged as less capable and missing out on opportunities. These concerns are justified if a Bupa poll is reflective of organisational attitudes to mental ill health: 94% of business leaders admitted to prejudice against people with mental health issues in their organisation. The costs of ignoring mental health? Stress, anxiety and depression are the biggest cause of sickness absence in our society, causing 15.8 million days of absence in the UK in 2016 (Office for National Statistics, 2017: Sickness absence in the labour market: 2016).  Mental ill health costs UK employers an estimated £35 billion each year - broken down, that’s £10.6 billion in sickness absence, £21.2 billion in reduced productivity, and £3.1 billion in replacing staff who leave their jobs for mental health-related reasons. What can you do? This one day mental health awareness and skills course qualifies your employees as MHFA Champions, giving them:

• Knowledge and confidence to provide Mental Health First Aid for the most common mental health issues
• An understanding of how to help build a mentally healthy workplace, challenge stigma and support positive wellbeing

Format

• One day face to face course
• Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities
• We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn

Takeaways Everyone who completes the course gets:

• A certificate of attendance to say they are an MHFA Champion
• A manual to refer to whenever they need it
• A quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan
• A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support their own mental health
• A copy of the Line Managers' Resource, an invaluable source of advice on how to support an employee experiencing mental ill health

Mental Health First Aid starts with you! If you are reading this you are already thinking about how to improve the mental health of your organisation. Work is good for health and health is good for business. Healthy people are happier, more engaged and more productive. We spend over half of our lives at work and it makes sense that the places we work in and the people who work in them are as healthy as they can be. We all have mental health in the same way that we all have physical health. Mental health issues are common: 60% of UK employees have experienced a mental health issue due to work, or where work was a contributing factor 31% of UK employees have been ‘formally diagnosed’ with a mental health condition But many of us know little about mental health compared to our physical health. Stigma and lack of awareness can stop people from talking about their mental health, delaying them from getting the support needed for recovery. This silence extends to the workplace. People often avoid disclosing a mental health issue to their employer for fear of being demoted, losing their job, or judged as less capable and missing out on opportunities. These concerns are justified if a Bupa poll is reflective of organisational attitudes to mental ill health: 94% of business leaders admitted to prejudice against people with mental health issues in their organisation. The costs of ignoring mental health? Stress, anxiety and depression are the biggest cause of sickness absence in our society, causing 15.8 million days of absence in the UK in 2016 (Office for National Statistics, 2017: Sickness absence in the labour market: 2016).  Mental ill health costs UK employers an estimated £35 billion each year - broken down, that’s £10.6 billion in sickness absence, £21.2 billion in reduced productivity, and £3.1 billion in replacing staff who leave their jobs for mental health-related reasons. What can you do? This one day mental health awareness and skills course qualifies your employees as MHFA Champions, giving them:

• Knowledge and confidence to provide Mental Health First Aid for the most common mental health issues
• An understanding of how to help build a mentally healthy workplace, challenge stigma and support positive wellbeing

Format

• One day face to face course
• Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities
• We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn

Takeaways Everyone who completes the course gets:

• A certificate of attendance to say they are an MHFA Champion
• A manual to refer to whenever they need it
• A quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan
• A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support their own mental health
• A copy of the Line Managers' Resource, an invaluable source of advice on how to support an employee experiencing mental ill health.

Kick-off your personal development by becoming a Chartered Security Professional. Joining this workshop will help you learn the best way to complete and submit your application so that the admittance process is as easy as possible for you and us.

• Learn about the steps your application will follow
• Gain a good understanding of the competencies we are looking for
• What you should and shouldn't put on your Application Form
• Meet Interview Assessors and hear practice questions

There will be an interactive workshop, where you will be able to receive one to one advice on making a successful application to the Register. Applicants are encouraged to bring copies of qualification and training certificates / letters of support / examples of work etc. to discuss with the assessors and administrators. At the end of this workshop, you should feel confident to complete your application, and have a better understanding of the application process and timescales, and what CSyP can do for you. If you have any questions, please contact Di Thomas on 07879 330818 or di@security-institute.org You can earn 3 Formal CPD points for attending this event

Kick-off your membership with the Security Institute in style. Now that you've completed your joining process with us, we'd love to meet you! Come and find out what's available in your Institute and how to access it, and let's get to know each other. This event will be hosted by the membership engagement team, and diaries permitting you will be able to meet some of the elected Board and existing members, as well as other new members. If you are new to us then please don't worry if you don't know anyone yet - you soon will and we'll be on hand to make you feel welcome and introduce you around. We know it can be difficult to get started with your networking, but we're a friendly bunch and we hope you'll soon get to know us. You'll be given a name badge but we suggest you bring a supply of business cards to swap! Even if you have been a member for a while, come and catch up with other members who would love to hear about your experiences with the SyI. There'll be a drink on arrival and a short presentation, then we'll grab a delicious warming pie for lunch with optional glass or two. This event is for Security Institute members only and numbers are limited. Existing members are most welcome to come and meet new members - the more the merrier! What a great start to membership with the Security Institute. You can earn 2 formal CPD points for attending this event.

Kick-off your personal development by becoming a Chartered Security Professional. Joining this workshop will help you learn the best way to complete and submit your application so that the admittance process is as easy as possible for you and us.

• Learn about the steps your application will follow
• Gain a good understanding of the competencies we are looking for
• What you should and shouldn't put on your Application Form
• Meet Interview Assessors and hear practice questions

There will be an interactive workshop, where you will be able to receive one to one advice on making a successful application to the Register. Applicants are encouraged to bring copies of qualification and training certificates / letters of support / examples of work etc. to discuss with the assessors and administrators. At the end of this workshop, you should feel confident to complete your application, and have a better understanding of the application process and timescales, and what CSyP can do for you. If you have any questions, please contact Di Thomas on 07879 330818 or di@security-institute.org You can earn 3 Formal CPD points for attending this event  

Date: Tuesday 17th December 2019 Time: 6:30pm until late Venue: The Admiralty, 66 Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DS About this event... 

If you enjoy meeting your Security Institute friends and colleagues over a festive drink or two - then this is the event for you!

Feel free to drop in any time from 6:30pm onwards, and stay as long as you can. Everyone is welcome, so please do bring along your friends and colleagues and partners. The more the merrier!

Baroness Henig CBE DL, Chairman of the Chartered Security Professionals Registration Authority invites you to join her for this annual celebration of the Register of Chartered Security Professionals. Come and join us as we visit the oldest criminal court in the world for our annual dinner and certificate presentation. The evening will include:

• Drinks Reception
• Formal 4-course dinner with wines
• VIP Guest Speaker (TBC)
• Presentation of Certificates to new Chartered Security Professionals
• Networking with senior security figures and fellow CSyP's

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We are back again for our premier CPD event on the 22nd October 2020. Following on from our very successful Annual Conference 2019: People Centred Security. Tickets are now available to join us again, where we will be at a new and exciting conference venue - 1 Wimpole Street, within the surroundings of The Royal Society of Medicine. 1 Wimpole Street is Conveniently located in London's West End, so you won’t have to go out of your way to get to us – no matter what mode of transport you use. Come and join us with guest speakers providing an insight on the latest security knowledge, as well as an update from the Security Institute. More details will soon be released, with more information on Conference topic and full agenda. As a taster - in 2019 we were joined by  leaders from the likes of CPNI, NaCTSO, and government who joined us to discuss topics such as 'People and security', 'Security Culture', 'Protect and Prepare influence', 'Frontline professionalisation', 'An example of community engagement' - plus much, much more!