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摘要

Mental health wellbeing is hugely important to quality of life and comprises of feeling good and functioning well. It describes how resilient we are to life's ups and downs and is associated with a range of better outcomes for both children and adults. We all know about the various initiatives to support positive mental health in the workplace. Many of us as HRDs in the public sector have access to occupational health services, employee assistance programmes, and counselling providers, however mental health issues are still on the rise. Within the district of Tendring there are significant adult mental health issues, with high rates of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm and one of the highest suicide rates in the country (ranked 5th of 324 districts for persons aged 10+ years). Building strong mental health in early life can help children build self-esteem, learn to settle themselves and engage positively with their education. This in turn can lead to improved academic achievement and enhanced future employment opportunities and positive life choices. Within Tendring DC, 94% of employees also live in the district, so it is vital both for the organisation and the community that jointly we work together to address mental health and build resilience.