Every conversation. Every broken taboo. Every 'how are you?'
Mental health is crucial for our well-being, learning, and ability to cope with adversity and difficult challenges - both personally and at work. With 25,000 colleagues in the age group 16-24, it is something we at Salling Group take very seriously. Therefore, we are increasing our focus on mental health — not just for our young employees but for all our colleagues.
Partnerships for mental health
Psykiatrifonden
Are you ready to talk about the elephant in the room? - We are!
Most of us will, at some point in our lives, either experience mental illness ourselves or be close to a friend or family member affected by mental illness. However, for many, it can be easier to talk about feeling hyspical pain or injuries.
In collaboration with Psykiatrifonden, we at Salling Group want to make it easier to talk openly about mental health. Therefore, we participated in Psykiatrifonden's campaign 'Find the Elephant' in the summer of 2024.
Here, 30 beautiful elephant sculptures formed a free and family-friendly art route through the historic streets of Aarhus. During this period, both locals and tourists could explore the city of smiles, encounter elephants, and use them as a starting point for conversations about mental health and well-being.
ABC for mental Sundhed
At the beginning of 2024, we launched a comprehensive mental health program to ensure that we work preventively and supportively with mental resilience at the organizational, managerial, collegial, and individual levels.
As the first private company in Denmark, we have partnered with ABC for Mental Health, an evidence-based program under the University of Copenhagen.
Our mental health program includes webinars for leaders, mental training programs in Salling Group's internal educational tracks for both trainees and leaders, as well as a virtual toolbox with concrete initiatives available to all employees to promote mental health across the entire organization.
ABC for Mental Health in Practice
We contribute to strengthening mental health when we:
A) Do something active,
B) Do something together,
C) Do something meaningful.