Manufacturer invests in mental health training

Contract electronics manufacturer Tioga has launched a company-wide initiative to train their leadership and management teams in mental health awareness.

Since 2022, the Derby firm has had three fully trained mental health first aiders as part of its FeelWell team.

Building on this, Tioga’s initiative aims to extend this culture of care across the leadership and management teams, equipping them with the tools and understanding to better support team members in their day-to-day roles.

The training sessions include recognising signs and symptoms, interactive team exercises, real case studies, approaching sensitive subjects, how to manage difficult conversations, offered internal support and signposting individuals to external resources.

Andy Grimmett, chief executive at Tioga, said: “This investment in mental health awareness training underscores our commitment to caring for our staff, the most valuable assets in our business.

“The training delivered by our FeelWell team was first class and we are already working on plans to roll out mental health awareness training to all staff.

“This latest step reaffirms the company’s commitment to being a leader in employee care.”