Healthy Mind Menu supports hospitality workers with online course produced by MITP Agency

Perth-based charity, Healthy Mind Menu (HMM) has launched a new online course, The Healthy Mind Pyramid, designed to help those most at risk in the hospitality sector. As the majority of hospitality workers are in the most vulnerable age categories, 17-25, and cite mental health as their greatest workplace challenge, the organisation focused on educating this audience with a comprehensive new course to help further their wellbeing mission.

The Healthy Mind Pyramid is based on the mental health framework designed by HMM co-founder and psychologist Chris Harris. From this framework, MITP Agency produced 16 video modules with exercises, worksheets and presentations to educate and empower Hospitality workers. Each module provides practical tools to reduce or prevent mental health crises, with a total runtime of over 2.5 hours.

The free course focuses on five essential elements: sleep, nutrition, connectedness, physical activity, and downtime. With long shifts, inconsistent working hours and fast-paced environments in hospitality, the course is designed to facilitate a healthy work-life balance, a welcome necessity for many workers.

The in-depth modules feature experts such as Dr. Jen Walsh (UWA Centre for Sleep Science), holistic nutritionist and counsellor Kerryn Grace McCabe, mental health coach Scott Alfonso, and course creator Chris Harris. Mindset coach and HMM Manager Paisley Madison serves as the course presenter.

The hospitality sector is a major employer of young people, who are already among the most vulnerable to mental health issues in Australia,” said Paisley Madison. “This partnership with MITP Agency allows us to reach those who are struggling, educate the industry on the importance of mental health, and encourage open conversations to reduce stigma.”

HMM worked with Perth-based MITP Agency to produce each module for the online course. MITP assisted by providing creative consultation, strategy, filming and editing for each module.

Having come together previously over a shared view of the importance of mental health, HMM and MITP worked closely to deliver high production values to keep the modules engaging and informative

“A large portion of our team at MITP have worked in Hospitality at one point, so we appreciate how challenging it can be. Partnering with Healthy Mind Menu to produce this course was soul food for our team. 2.5 hours of content designed to give young workers practical tools to manage their mental health will create the impact we seek to make. It’s the kind of work we’re proud to support.”

The Healthy Mind Pyramid is sponsored by CommBank Staff Foundation and Intercontinental Perth City Centre

The Healthy Mind Pyramid free course is available here.

Credits
Director: Tay Kaka
Producer: Courtney Dagasso
Videographer & Editing: Kaleb Woodward
Designer: Patrick Ball
Production Assistant: Sara Ferrara
Account Manager: Mary-Jane Donoso
Guest Speakers: Dr. Jen Walsh, Kerryn Grace McCabe, Chris Harris, Scott Alfonso
Coordinator, Healthy Mind Menu: Paisley Madison
HMM co-founder: Chris Harris, Wayne Teo and Bradley Woods
Sponsor & Location: InterContinental – Perth City Centre
Sponsor: CommBank Staff Foundation