Peer support is a long standing and well evidenced intervention to support mental health. The benefits are wide-ranging and well evidenced. Peer support can be an effective mechanism to support people with anxiety, depression, addiction and many other mental health issues.

Peer Support Has Been Linked To"

• An increased ability to cope

• A greater sense of wellbeing and resilience.

• Higher levels of self esteem and confidence

Benefits to Those Receiving Support:

• Empowerment and building self esteem to be able to overcome challenges.

• Reduction of social isolation and widening social circles, especially on a global platform - it allows people to become aware that they are not alone and the diverse experiences we all go through.

• Peer support increases feelings of acceptance and belonging-giving and getting support can be affirming and helps users to feel understood.

• Reduces stigma, many people are unwilling to seek help from their place of work even if they feel like they could help. Peer support helps to avoid feeling judged and normalises the existence of mental health challenges

• Offers hope and motivation. Seeing others who have come out the other side and found ways through. Positive role modelling.

• Benefits to Those Giving Peer Support:

• Similar impacts on self esteem and benefits from feeling appreciated.

• Turns their negative experience into something positive that can support others.

• Again, feeling validated, connected and that they have worth.

Societal Benefits:

• Reduces the numbers of students who hit crisis or require further downstream support, releasing pressure from expensive and over subscribed professional services.

• Peer support skills are transferable and increase employability and personal development.

• It’s a social support and encourages active participation in society rather than withdrawal.and isolation that hierarchical treatment can lead to.

This is a fantastic opportunity for your employees! A flexible, enjoyable online programme and a great way for employees to give back by volunteering whilst juggling the demands of life. We teach valuable life skills across active listening, conveying empathy online, boundaries and self care. We offer full training, ongoing support and mentoring as standard. Apply here: https://www.talklifeworkplace.com/volunteering

We provide de-identified reports that show you the level of engagement and a sentiment analysis. We will not provide you with any reporting on who is using the platform or the content they share.

Reporting is designed to enable you to take the pulse of your team whilst empowering them to share safely.

Yes. Being a global community we ensure that there are always people online to support. Multiple time zones mean that the platform never sleeps. Additionally, our global trust and safety team are working around the clock and will be available to intervene in real-time if an employee is struggling.

TalkLife Workplace is based on peer support with employees supporting employees. However, it is safeguarded by our professional team who are constantly monitoring the platform.

Yes. TalkLife Workplace is a global platform for employees from all over the world. We can support your entire employee population wherever they are. TalkLife Workplace works well for employees who are working remotely or overseas as they can often feel isolated. Social connection is incredibly powerful and one of the key protection factors for people when they are struggling. We support over 26 languages.

TalkLife Workplace can integrate with other EAP or wellbeing services enabling users to move between platforms and quickly find appropriate support in the moment.

If we identify that a user is at risk of suicide that user is immediately removed from the peer support element of the platform and we quickly escalate them into our crisis support services. Our combination of machine learning and professional staff teams means we can do this within seconds, any time of day or night.

To join TalkLife Workplace users sign up using their company email address or voucher code. This enables us to verify their status as an employee via email.

TalkLife Workplace combines unique machine learning classifiers with professional staff to provide real time escalation and moderation at massive scale. We identify within milliseconds whether a user is at risk and use this information to provide timely, relevant support.

Our global trust and safety team work around the clock to remove inappropriate content, and users, within seconds. Administrators are professional staff trained in moderation and safeguarding with oversight of the platform 24/7. They work hand in hand with clinical staff who are there to support when someone is at a higher level of risk and they will ensure they get appropriate support. Our machine learning technology supports us to moderate at massive scale, instantly identifying when someone might be struggling and launching real-time interventions.

In addition, our peer support volunteers are platform users who have gone through our 6-8 week online training programme to provide them with peer support and active listening skills. Our volunteers are there to welcome others in the community and provide an extra layer of support as they navigate the ups and downs of life.

TalkLife Workplace connects employees from all around the world. A truly global community of people. Your staff will be connecting with other employees just like them as well as our trained community of volunteer peer supporters. Our professional staff team are also on hand at all times. Only people whose place of work has signed up for TalkLife Workplace will be able to access the service.

The platform is anonymous and employees aren't allowed to share identifiable information.

TalkLife Workplace is an anonymous platform. Employees have the option to create profiles and share non identifiable information about themselves if they choose. They can also post completely anonymously. Employers will not know who is using the service. Employers will be provided with de-identified quarterly reporting which will include general information around the numbers of people using the service and key themes from the community. Employees using the service will be connecting to other employees from around the world, it is a global platform and not company specific.

We don’t allow private or identifiable information to be shared on the platform; TalkLife Workplace is an anonymous network and ensuring the safety of users is paramount. This includes company names, naming of individuals or sharing of personal details such as email addresses. The only circumstance under which anonymity may be broken is if a user expresses explicit intent to harm themselves or others, if there is a threat of terror or disclosure of underage abuse.

It isn’t easy to take those first steps to getting support. We provide a safe, soft entry point. A platform that feels familiar and intuitive and that is engaging, but one that is also safe and has been built from the ground up to support conversations around mental health. Stigma, fear of judgement and consequence stop many from getting the support they need. Our anonymous community encourages people to start talking and to see they’re not alone. Available any time of day or night for as long as is needed.

TalkLife Workplace is an online global peer support platform where employees can anonymously give and get support for the ups and downs of life. Life isn’t easy and talking to like minded people can help. TalkLife Workplace is full of people sharing openly and authentically about how they are really doing. Users of the platform can ask for help, support others or simply read what others are sharing. Seeing you are not alone is very powerful.