Four steps to help automotive face the mental health challenge

Ben has a deep understanding of the automotive industry gained from over 100 years of experience of providing support to employees and their families.

This has enabled the development of a range of products and services that provide support for mental health and wellbeing. Ben promotes best-practice approaches to managing and supporting mental health, as well as broader health and wellbeing issues in the workplace.

Hundreds of automotive employers, from SMEs to global businesses, are already working with Ben and promoting its services and support to their employees.

Digital services

Ben provides a range of preventative, self help support content online via its website. Individuals can also sign to Ben’s Health & Wellbeing emails to receive helpful tips, advice and tools straight to their inbox and keep up to date Ben’s services and support.

In addition, Ben provides access to SilverCloud, our digital Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) platform. This provides a range of mental health and wellbeing programmes for individuals to use.

Get more information on SilverCloud

Helpline services

Ben operates a confidential helpline service from Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm, with dedicated Helpline Advisors managing enquiries via telephone, email and webchat. Advisors are trained to listen and offer information, advice and guidance, helping individuals to understand how Ben can help them. Advisors can also provide crisis support, a vital lifeline for many.

Ben also operates an out-of-hours text-based support service between 8pm and 8am for those who are struggling.

Trained and dedicated professionals deliver this service, providing crisis support for those in need.

To contact the free Ben helpline services, call 08081 311 333

Mental health assessment, therapies, and life coaching services

Individuals reaching out for mental health support have access to a mental health assessment. Delivered by trained professionals, this service helps individuals to identify the type of support that’s most beneficial for them, including counselling, talking or other specialist therapies such as trauma, family and relationships therapy. Ben also offers in-house life coaching.

Ben has more information on Life Coaching

Additional services for employers

Employers can access support directly through Ben’s Critical Response Service, where an unexpected or traumatic event may have unfolded in or out of the workplace. Ben also provides a range of paid-for services including;

• BenTraining – a suite of Health and Wellbeing products including Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention Training.
• BenWell is a digital platform for employers to sign up to, providing real-time data and insights into their workforce’s wellbeing.

Access BenTraining and BenWell

This is an edited extract from IMI's new MotorPro magazine, received free as part of IMI membership.