Stress and mental health problems have never been more important than now, and the challenges they present never more acute than in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
These new challenges are of major concern for organisations as well as individuals, in the light of growing evidence of their effects in the age of the pandemic. International Stress Awareness Week 2020 will provide a platform for stress and mental health problems to be highlighted and for insights from around the world to be illuminated.
International Stress Awareness Week was created in 2018 to raise awareness about stress prevention, following the establishment of Stress Awareness Day in 1998.
International Stress Awareness Week has developed as a major annual event focusing on stress management. Subjects this year’s event will address include –
- Experiences people have with mental health challenges and what can be done to help them
- How employers are responding to mental health issues and what can be learnt
- Campaigning against the stigma associated with stress and mental health issues
- The role of stress management professionals in alleviating stress, with practical and proven techniques for building resilience
- What further actions need to be taken in the light of the pandemic and possible changes in future working practices
- Ensuring that those suffering from stress know where to go to seek advice
Please see these downloadable resources which will explain stress, how to identify it, tips to reduce stress, etc.
- Facts About Stress
- Take The Stress Questionnaire
- How To Identify Stress
- How Important Is Your Worry?
- Fight Or Flight Response Explained
- The 60 Second Tranquilliser
- The Wheel Of Life
- Top Ten Stress Busting Tips
- 7 Positives For A Better Life
For more information about stress please see the links below.
- https://isma.org.uk/
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/understanding-stress/
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/reduce-stress/
- https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/stress/what-is-stress/