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We know that an employee’s mental wellbeing is influenced by many different factors – for example, gender, race, disability, and financial wellbeing. Our new series explores these issues. Christmas is usually a time of joy, but for many of us, it can also be a time of great stress. Pressures on finances can have a profound impact on our mental health, and the combination of an expensive holiday season and a long gap between paydays in December and January can push people into financial instability.

Toolkit “People often feel like they can’t talk about their own issues because we’re supposed to be helping other people.” In the voluntary sector, you’re often focused on your organisation’s mission, the people you’re trying to help or the change you’re working to bring about. Your own and your staff’s wellbeing can easily feel like a lower priority. But more and more organisations are realising that supporting others just isn’t sustainable if you aren’t supporting yourselves and your colleagues.