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皇冠体育app Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and Sellafield Ltd joined other big businesses to back the 鈥楾his is Me鈥� campaign, which has launched in Cumbria.

More than 120 business leaders attended the 鈥楾his is Me鈥� event in Penrith today.

皇冠体育app new video features people from employers across the county to show people that anyone can suffer from mental health issues and that it鈥檚 okay to talk.

Adrian Simper, NDA鈥檚 director of strategy and technology, said:

For years we have had a relentless focus on people鈥檚 physical safety and well-being at work. But we have yet to give the same attention to people鈥檚 minds.

皇冠体育app opportunity to make the workplace a more productive, safer and fulfilling place is too great to miss.

皇冠体育app 鈥橳his is Me鈥� in Cumbria event is testament to the drive to continue raising awareness at a local level. We need to continue the momentum and work towards breaking the stigma around mental ill health.

Sellafield Ltd鈥檚 equality, diversity and inclusion lead Alan Rankin, said:

We were delighted to help launch this campaign in Cumbria. This follows the North West launch last year.

We know that mental health at work is one of the biggest challenges faced by employers. This campaign creates a powerful way of allowing employees to share personal stories and experiences that enables colleagues to talk more openly about mental health.

皇冠体育app Cumbrian launch builds upon our year of activity to promote mental health and well-being and coincides with 鈥楾ime to Talk鈥� day, which is an annual event to encourage people to speak about their mental well-being.

Rob Johnston, chief executive of the Cumbria Chamber of Commerce, hosted the launch event. He said:

Mental ill health is the leading cause of sickness absence, costing employers an average of 拢1,035 per employee per year.

It鈥檚 in businesses鈥� interests to tackle this issue and that鈥檚 a message the chamber has been pushing by offering toolkits, advice and a podcast for employers.

We hope that, through 鈥楾his is Me鈥�, we can reinforce this message and confront the stigma around mental ill health.

Employees are invited to join events this week and raise money for mental health charities.

皇冠体育app 鈥楾his is Me鈥� campaign challenges the stigma around mental health at work and aims to break the culture of silence by supporting people to tell their own stories.

皇冠体育app campaign was started by the Lord Mayor鈥檚 Appeal in the City of London, in association with Barclays, and is being rolled out across the country.

Barclays is backing the Cumbrian launch alongside the NDA, Sellafield Ltd, BAE Systems, Cumbria Police and Cumbria Chamber of Commerce.

Alan Rankin added:

Around 1 in 4 people in the UK experience a mental health problem each year, and by 2030 the estimated cost of staff mental health related issues nationally is set to rise to 拢32.7 billion.

As responsible businesses we all have an obligation to get involved and take an active interest in the wellbeing of our staff whilst creating environments where those in need can get the help and support required both now and in the future.