What is the ManBassador Programme?
The ManBassador Programme is a team of men in the workplace who are passionate about raising awareness of men’s health problems, with the aim of empowering a proactive and preventative approach towards health and wellbeing as part of your strategy and will provide your male colleagues with:
- Awareness from their male colleagues about the 5 biggest killers of working age men
- Male friendly campaign activities
- Relatable stories and experiences that tackle stigma and normalise help seeking behaviour
- Access to a confidential listening and signposting service
- Suicide intervention support
Men’s health problems are also important to women as they can be a primary source of support for their partners, family members, friends and work colleagues.
The ManBassador Programme though aimed at men will also be a learning and signposting resource for your female employees.
The ManBassador Programme is:
- For all colleagues
- Focused on awareness raising and tackling stigma around the 5 biggest killers of working age men
- A listening and signposting service to support and treatment
- A campaign resource
- A movement for men to promote better mental and physical health in the workplace
The ManBassador Programme is not:
- A mental health treatment service
- A counselling or therapy service
- An ongoing support service
Signposting to support services:
- Employee Assistance Programme InSite – EAP (leeds.gov.uk
- Mental Health First Aid – InSite – Mental health first aiders (leeds.gov.uk)
- OH – Employee Assistance Programme (tercltd.co.uk) – InSite – When to refer someone to occupational health (leeds.gov.uk)
- Other support internal and external (national and local)- Financial Wellbeing – InSite – Financial wellbeing (leeds.gov.uk)
- Signposting directory – database.xlsx (sharepoint.com)