DI signs Time to Change Employer Pledge
Development Initiatives has signed a pledge to improve awareness of and support for mental health issues among staff.
Development Initiatives (DI) is delighted to announce that we have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge. Under the pledge, DI is committed to developing mental health awareness among staff, encouraging open conversations around mental health issues, and monitoring and supporting the mental health and wellbeing of employees.
Time to Change is England’s biggest programme to challenge mental health stigma and discrimination and is run by the charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness. The Employer Pledge is made by organisations who are serious about changing how they think and act about mental health at every level, and each pledged organisation will develop and implement their own plan for achieving this.
DI’s Executive Director Harpinder Collacott said: “Employee wellbeing and wellness is a priority for DI, and signing this pledge represents our commitment to tackling stigma and discrimination and developing a culture where employees feel able to talk openly and transparently about any mental health issue.”
The pledge was signed on 12 October 2020 and shared with all staff.
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