Mental Health Awareness Webcast: Loneliness

To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2022, this webcast will examine Loneliness, the theme of this year’s campaign.

Loneliness affects billions of people annually, with 33% of adults experiencing feelings of loneliness worldwide. During the past eighteen months, our lives have been impacted by a dramatic change in circumstances as a result of the pandemic. Many changes in circumstances have impacted on our mental health and well-being. Feelings of loneliness and isolation have substantially increased, affecting a large percentage of the global population, particularly those most vulnerable, such as individuals with long-term illnesses and disabilities.

The Institute is an active advocate of Responsible Banking, driving changes that will help support all in our community. By discussing Loneliness our webcast will raise awareness of this issue and equip attendees with insight into the overall picture of Loneliness and how they can support those experiencing it.

This webcast is a collaborative online event, held by the Chartered Banker Institute and the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI). It is free and open to all to attend, on Wednesday 25^th May, 13:00 UK BST.

CHAIR

Anastasia Vinnikova

City Mental Health Alliance UK | Head of Workplace Wellbeing

 

Anastasia is Head of Workplace Wellbeing at the City Mental Health Alliance UK. Anastasia previously led the wellbeing agenda at the Bank of England, looking after all elements of wellbeing; psychological, physical, social, and financial. She also spent 2 years on the Commission for Equality in Mental Health with the Centre for Mental Health, which looked at evidence about a range of inequalities in mental health, and produced a series of briefings exploring specific inequalities, their causes and recommendations for addressing them. A passionate mental health advocate, Anastasia currently sits on the Samaritans Policy, Partnerships and Research Committee as a Lived Experience Advisor, and is a Trustee of InspireUK, a new charity aiming to provide accessible mental health therapies.

PANELLISTS

Caroline von Koenig

Fidelity International | Wellbeing Lead

 

Leads Fidelity International’s global wellbeing strategy focussed on four wellbeing pillars: workplace, mind, body & life. She cares passionately about helping people maximise their potential and creating a wellbeing-centric culture where employees feel well supported and are able to thrive, asking for help when they need it. Caroline is also a qualified mindfulness teacher, transformational coach and Mental Health First Aider and has a background in teaching and people change management.

Rosie Lyon

Allied Irish Bank (AIB) | Executive Assistant

 

Rosie is an Executive Assistant with AIB. Her banking career started in 2016 as a cashier and since then she has worked her way up to her current role gaining experience across areas as diverse as front-line cashier, AML, Customer relationship management, and more.

Rosie won Young Banker of the Year 2021 with her idea to provide a fairer financial future for sufferers and survivors of domestic abuse. Rosie has done a lot of work on this initiative and has already made good progress in implementing it in AIB. She’s aiming for others in the UK financial industry to adopt a similar approach.