{"id":55683,"date":"2024-10-24T20:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T19:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55683"},"modified":"2024-10-19T19:11:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T18:11:34","slug":"supertram-train-up-first-group-of-accredited-mental-health-first-aiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55683","title":{"rendered":"Supertram train up first group of accredited Mental Health First Aiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Yorkshire Supertram have announced that they have successfully trained their first group of Mental Health First Aiders as part of their ongoing commitment to enhancing colleague wellbeing and fostering a supportive community.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The newly trained Mental Health First Aiders are now prepared to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Act as a point of contact to reassure colleagues who are in need of support, experiencing emotional distress or experiencing poor mental health<\/li>\n<li>Listen non-judgmentally and hold supportive, confidential conversations<\/li>\n<li>Signpost colleagues to professional help when necessary<\/li>\n<li>Identify the signs and symptoms of a range of mental health conditions<\/li>\n<li>Use of a five-step action plan to assist someone experiencing a mental health issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Megan Burns, Senior HR Manager at Supertram, said: \u201cWe are thrilled to see our first group of Mental Health First Aiders ready to make a positive impact. Investing in this training demonstrates our commitment to the wellbeing of our colleagues and the wider community. We believe that having trained Mental Health First Aiders will create a more supportive and understanding workplace, encouraging everyone to talk openly about mental health and seek help when needed.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Yorkshire Supertram have announced that they have successfully trained their first group of Mental Health First Aiders as part of their ongoing commitment to enhancing colleague wellbeing and fostering a supportive community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55683"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55683"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55684,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55683\/revisions\/55684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}