Free mental health webinar dates released

8 September 2020

Webinars focusing on mental health and wellbeing are available to officers free of charge.

The mental health resilience check-ins will be a place for officers to talk about how Covid-19 has affected them and help build resilience for the times ahead.

They are being held on 23 September, 6 October and 19 October. They will be funded by the Police Federation of England and Wales and run by the National Police Wellbeing Service – Oscar Kilo.

The webinars are designed to get people talking about how lockdown has affected them and will be a platform for people to share ideas and coping mechanisms as we move to the uncertain times ahead.

Similar sessions were held during lockdown and due to the positive feedback received more have been arranged.

Pete Musgrave, chair of Humberside Police Federation, explains: “Times have been tough for everyone over the past few months with everyone facing their own challenges and hurdles to get through the pandemic as best they could.

“No two people’s experiences of lockdown will be the same. There is no right way to feel or have dealt with it. I would encourage as many people as possible to sign up for the webinars – you have nothing to lose – they are free.”

The group discussions are being led by Bailey and French, a consultancy firm with a ‘focus on the power of positive psychology’.

The sessions will be run using Microsoft Teams. It is recommended that you use a personal device as you may not be able to access the session on Force equipment.

The interactive workshops will use break-out rooms to allow participants to talk to others in the session. Therefore, you can sign up to more than one workshop as there will be different people to talk to.

To register for one of the sessions, click on the date below and follow the instructions.

23 September

6 October

19 October