Event Wellbeing Day 2022 #EWD22
#BreakTheBias
Wednesday 9th March 2022
Join us on the 9th March as we #BreakTheBias around mental health on Event Wellbeing Day 2022
BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health bias, stigma and discrimination can make a person’s mental health worse, and delay or stop them getting help. Social isolation, poor housing, unemployment and poverty are all linked to mental ill health, trapping some people in a cycle of illness and mental decline.
One in three event professionals struggle with their mental wellbeing every year, and many are not seeking help and support due to fear of how they may be perceived.
Why does mental health bias exist?
It arises from a lack of understanding of mental health and mental illness (ignorance and misinformation), and also because some people have negative attitudes or beliefs towards it (bias and prejudice). This can lead to discrimination against people experiencing mental ill health.
Why is breaking bias so important?
Breaking bias is important because ultimately it is a form of suicide prevention. Mental illness is treatable and recovery is possible. Often, people will speak with a friend, family member or colleague before they will talk to a mental health professional, sometimes take up to a year before they will seek professional help and support. This needs to change.
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Why not organise your own PositiviTEA event on the day to #BreakTheBias around mental health as a team, and help raise vital funds to support mental health in events?
The event, exhibitions, hospitality, and travel industry has been devastated over the last 2 years with many professionals now experiencing tremendous hardship due to redundancy, furlough, business closure, unemployment and experience of trauma.
EventWell is here to support anyone in the events and creative industries struggling with their health and wellbeing, and you can help make a difference!
Even a small amount will go a long way to supporting your peers and industry professionals with their mental health, so that they know their industry stands with them and is here for them. For every pound you donate 90p supports event professionals with their mental health and wellbeing. Thank You!
EventWell is calling for an ‘Event Industry’ where the mental health of ALL its creative, experiential, event, hospitality and travel professionals is supported and protected.
An event industry where wellbeing is at the heart of every event, every trip, every experience and every business, in line with our vision “To make tangible change to the Event Industry’s relationship with wellbeing”.
Will you be a part of this commitment and sign our manifesto?
The #EventWell22 Official Supporters & Partners
ABOUT EVENT WELLBEING DAY AND WEEK
The Event Wellbeing Week campaign launched in 2017 as a platform for individuals and businesses in the events industry to come together to advocate and promote better mental health for all event professionals.
Event Wellbeing Week is the Event Industry’s official national and annual mental wellbeing campaign with Event Wellbeing Day added to the calendar as part of #EventWell20.
#EventWell22 is our 6th annual campaign for better mental wellbeing in events.
If you would like some more information and/or would like to get involved use the contact form to get in touch
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