Care frameworks for organizations
Organizations employing researchers and practitioners in this field must prioritize a comprehensive approach to ensure their safety, security, and wellbeing. This begins with robust training, awareness, and education initiatives. Providing Mental Health First Aid and Wellness Training equips staff with essential skills to recognize and respond to mental health crises effectively. Resources such as crisis lines and helplines offer immediate support avenues. Mental health awareness and education programs promote a deeper understanding and resilience against secondary trauma and PTSD. Incorporating wellbeing resources such as Headspace and fostering a voluntary buddy system enhances peer support and shared experiences. Regular counseling support and access to healthcare with comprehensive mental health coverage underscore a commitment to staff's overall health. By encouraging a healthy work-life balance and nurturing a supportive, inclusive environment, organizations can empower researchers and practitioners to thrive professionally and personally. This approach also ensures sustainable professional performance, reduces burnout, and lowers costs.
Training, Awareness, and Education
Provide Mental Health First Aid and Wellness Training for staff
- Mental Health First Aid
- Mental Health First Aid
- MHFA Resources
- Crisis Lines
- Veterans Crisis Line
- SAMHSA’s National Helpline
- Disaster Distress Helpline: Get Immediate Crisis Counseling and Support | SAMHSA
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- Crisis Text Line
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- The National Sexual Assault Online Hotline
- Psychological First Aid
- Mental Health Awareness and Education
- Mind
- CredibleMind
- Resources - Headington Institute
- Resource Library - Self-Reg
- Stamp Out Stigma | Resource
- Secondary Trauma
- Secondary Traumatic Stress, Compassion Fatigue and Counselor Spirituality: Implications for Counselors Working with Trauma
- Tips for recognizing, managing secondary traumatic stress in yourself | AAP News | American Academy of Pediatrics
- Resource Guide for Coping with Secondhand Trauma
- PTSD
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - HelpGuide.org
- Causes of PTSD - Mind
- Other resources
- IbexMind
- Pathways
Provide Wellbeing resources
Support a voluntary buddy system
Provide opportunities for shared experiences
Have a regular support group of other researchers to talk to
Provide Counseling support as needed
Ensure Healthcare/Insurance covers Mental health
- And provides appropriate resources wherever staff are