{"id":11569,"date":"2022-06-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loyco.ch\/actualites\/mental-health-first-aid-the-game-changer-reflex\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T15:03:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:03:29","slug":"mental-health-first-aid-the-game-changer-reflex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loyco.ch\/en\/actualites\/mental-health-first-aid-the-game-changer-reflex\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental health first aid: the game changer reflex"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mental health issues are very common.<\/span>. They are, however, poorly understood, particularly in<\/span> the professional world<\/span> ,<\/span> where first<\/span>symptoms<\/span> are too often unacknowledged<\/span>.. Yet tools exist, to act as soon as possible.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

One in every two people in Europe experiences a situation of medium to severe mental distress in their lifetime. In Switzerland, only one third of them receives professional support. This data shows there is a substantial potential for improvement. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The most common diseases are anxiety disorder, such as panic attacks, depression, sometimes with suicidal thoughts, or stress, whose most acute form is burnout. In those situations, the support from a person who knows what to do and say, is precious.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Crisis support<\/h3>\n

To diagnose and treat illness is up to the medical specialists of course, but first aid intervention can provide emergency assistance and guidance towards the specialists, if needed. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Umanize\u2019s tools<\/span><\/h3>\n

Umanize acts on those two axes with the following services:<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n