Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September, a risk expert explains the benefits for employers and employees on talking through mental health issues.
Rates of female suicide in the UK are at their highest in a decade, up 3.8 per cent on last year, nonetheless, men are three times more likely to commit suicide.
Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, Group Risk Development (GRiD), the industry body for group risk, believes that whilst the taboos around mental health are slowly subsiding, suicide is a topic that is rarely aired in the workplace. However, help and support for employers and their workforce is accessible through group risk products such as employer-sponsored life assurance, income protection and critical illness.