A BRADFORD district firm has teamed up with a wellbeing charity to help businesses in Yorkshire tackle the impact of the cost of living on employees' mental health.

Cleckheaton-based human resources firm, Howarths, has joined forces with Community Links ahead of Mental Heath Awareness Week, held from May 9 to 15.

The partnership will see Community Links, part of the Inspire North Group, and Howarths work together on several initiatives to help the region’s SMEs create mentally healthy workplaces – including the delivery of mental health awareness training and other mental health-related courses such as suicide intervention skills training.

Gavin Howarth, managing director at Howarths, said: “I think for businesses there is a lot of fear and misunderstanding about what it means to positively engage with the mental health of their teams.

“It doesn’t have to be complicated and, in fact, it shouldn’t be.

“I’m delighted to team up with Inspire North - who are experts in this field - to help businesses create mentally healthy workspaces in a practical, common-sense way.”

Ruth Kettle, Inspire North chief executive, said: “We are delighted to be launching a partnership between Inspire North and Howarths that will have a focus on mental health and wellbeing.”