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Content warning: The following content explores themes around addiction in a workplace context, including substance use and gambling, which some people might find distressing.
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we are devoting a two-part conversation to explore how substance use and other addictive coping behaviours can show up in high-pressure environments, including the legal sector - and what a more recovery-informed, psychologically safe culture looks like in practice.
In part two, and building on this year's theme of action, we discuss how we can be effective allies and outline the practical actions employers, managers and colleagues can take to support people in and beyond recovery. Host Ellie Gelder is joined once again by Steve McCann and Becky Banks from MCG Consulting - a pioneering consultancy specialising in addiction awareness, recovery-informed inclusion and workplace culture transformation – and completing the panel, Charlotte Reid, senior associate in our Employment, Engagement & Equality team.
Together, they discuss:
Listen to part 1 here: Shattering the stigma and shifting mindsets
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All information is correct at the time of recording. The Work Couch is not a substitute for legal advice.
To access further support on addiction issues, you may wish to visit: Alcohol Change UK, Smart Recovery, GAMCare (for gambling related harm) or We Are With You.
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