Byron Shire businesses are invited to sign up for a free Mental Health and Natural Disaster workshop to be held on Tuesday 17 May 2022.
The aim of the workshop is to provide business owners, who have been impacted by recent weather events, with a suite of resources and tools to not only improve their mental health and wellbeing, but also their employees.
Lisa Richards, Council’s Business and Visitor Economy Liaison Officer, said on the back of COVID and weather events over the past few years, business owners are feeling tired and under a lot of pressure.
“This workshop will be an opportunity for them to get information and strategies about how they can better cope with the pressure, as well as providing support for their staff,” Ms Richards said.
“It will also be beneficial in that they will meet other business owners from around the Shire and the chance to share experiences and meet others in the same position as them can be very reassuring,” she said.
The workshop will be facilitated by Mullumbimby Psychology and is funded by the Commonwealth under the Disaster Recovery Funding arrangements.
It will include:
- Information on the mental health landscape after a natural disaster
- Psychology first-aid strategies
- Completion of a well-being checklist and mental health action plan
- Mental health supports available.
The details of the workshop are:
- Tuesday 17 May 2022
- Conference Room – Byron Shire Council office, Mullumbimby
- 9am – 1pm (including lunch)
