This is an interactive session on mental health in our industry designed to provide attendees with takeaways to begin making a difference in their workplace. This session will address the issues taking their toll on the people involved in creating, designing, supplying and working live events. Through collaborative exercises, we will explore how our work impacts mental health on a daily basis and what you can do to create healthier workplaces. We’ll cover the benefits of introducing language about mental health and respectful workplaces to reduce stress, change attitudes, and eliminate stigma. Interactive exercises include identifying key topics for your workplace and how to create language to address them.

Participants will be able to

·       Identify issues that impact mental health in their workplace.

·       Create appropriate language for conversation with their colleagues about mental health issues.

·       Create an atmosphere for more open discussion of mental health issues in the workplace.