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Who?
The BALM programme is an early mental health programme tailored for men who work in front-line roles in the National Health Service (NHS).
Frontline NHS staff are at increased risk of mental health difficulties due to exposure to many different workplace stressors. Male frontline workers are often reluctant to acknowledge or seek help for mental health concerns.
What?
BALM uses Behavioural Activation (BA), a practical and action-focused approach to mental wellbeing. BA works by helping men intentionally adopt positive behaviours and routines that ‘activate’ a more constructive mindset and emotional state that can break cycles of low mood and improve motivation.
Why?
BALM is clinically proven to improve mood and reduce anxiety, helping you break out of a rut and feel more like yourself again.
Independent evaluation by the University of Canberra* has also found BALM contributes a social return on investment (SROI - social, environmental, and economic impact) ratio of 1.54 : 1 - over one and half times the social value relative to investment.