Director’s Blog – Lisa Charlotte Davis
It was great to be able to foreground domestic abuse as a workplace wellbeing issue with The North East Combined Authority alongside Talk Works – B Corp, Miss Menopause and Rise.
As this clip from our Us Too soundscape shows, there is a clear link between experiencing domestic abuse and mental health difficulty.
If connection is an ingredient in positive mental health, isolation is the inverse.
So, if you notice one of your colleagues becoming increasingly isolated, this could be a sign that they are in a controlling relationship.
It is worth noting that, if mental injuries arising from domestic abuse have a substantial long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, they will satisfy the definition of a disability under the Equality Act 2010.
This means that it’s a good idea for any employers with a Staff Wellbeing Policy to consider how domestic abuse could be incorporated, as domestic abuse is absolutely a workplace issue.
Image credit Lizzie Lovejoy Soundscape created by Rupert Philbrick.
