MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK: 8th May 2017. New Directions is committed to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of all of our staff and providing a supportive working environment. The "Five Ways to Wellbeing" poster campaign recognises that there is a strong link between levels of staff wellbeing and their motivation and performance. The posters have been distributed around the charity's services and these five images are on staff digital media. New Directions is committed to taking a positive approach to mental health at work to ensure that staff are supported throughout their employment and to help them achieve a positive sense of wellbeing.

1. Feeling close to, and
valued by other people
is a fundamental
human need.
Here’s how it helps:

2. Regular physical
activity is associated
with improved mood and
combats age-related
cognitive decline.
Here’s how it helps:

3. Being aware of what
is taking place in
the present can help
reaffirm life priorities.
Here’s how it helps:

4. Learning enhances
self-esteem and supports
social interaction.
Setting goals improves
confidence.
Here’s how it helps:

5. People who show a
greater interest in
helping others are
more likely to rate
themselves as happy.
Here’s how it helps: