Our fathers, partners, brothers, and friends are facing a health crisis, yet it’s rarely talked about.
We can’t afford to stay silent.
Our Kelly Group workforce have been incredibly busy raising funds in support of this year’s Movember movement. On Wednesday 17th Nov we took some time out to welcome our Movember Corporate Partnerships Executive, Daisy Downing to our virtual men’s health talk.
Movember is the world’s leading charity fighting to stop men from dying too young. Mental health and suicide prevention, prostate and testicular cancer – they’re taking them all on.
Kelly Group has joined the Movember Business Club and recently set up a dedicated Mo Space account encouraging our workforce to create team events or individual challenges.
Daisy delivered an informative talk covering areas including a Movember charity update and men’s health topics with a focus on Prostate Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Mental Health (Mental Health at Work & Mental Health & COVID) and Suicide Prevention.
This was a fantastic interactive session where participants had the opportunity to ask questions or share personal experiences on the above subject matters.
This virtual event was available for the group’s workforce to join individually from their devices or as a group from pre-booked locations with our Kelly Group Movember Workplace Ambassadors.
Daisy has introduced us to a wide range of amazing resources funded by generous donations over the years which are all available for FREE via the official Movember website.
Free Men’s Health Resources
Testicular Cancer and Prostate Cancer
Nuts and Bolts (Testicular cancer) and True North (Prostate Cancer) are two interactive online tools that have everything you need to know from: what the cancers are, the signs and symptoms to spot, how to perform a self-examination or speak to a GP about a PSA test, guidance with managing the symptoms of treatment and support services. These tools can be used by men going through cancer, as well as their loved ones and caregivers, to ensure they have a solid foundation of support.
Mental Health
Movember Conversations is a free online tool designed to help you feel more confident in reaching out and having a conversation with a friend or colleague who may be struggling. Movember launched this tool during lockdown last year to help the Movember community, and a recent survey of users found that 94% of respondents felt that they learned new skills and information as a result of experiencing the tool.
Family Man has been developed by Movember alongside leading global child behaviour experts. It’s backed by evidence-based parenting strategies that actually work which they’ve tested with hundreds of families. It’s especially helpful for kids 2 to 8 but can be used outside this age range. Family Man has recommendations for correcting misbehaviour while reinforcing love and care.
Movember has an official YouTube channel that showcases a range of informative videos about the work they do within the mental health space and a breakdown of the different signs to look out for with someone who may be struggling eg.: Our work in mental health & Spot the signs.
The official Movember site also features a dedicated Suicide Prevention page where you can find out how you can Get Support and Give Support.
We’re all in this together – let’s do it for the men in our lives.
