Elephant In The Room Movement

Huge thanks to Sugar Ray Leonard and Andre Agassi for their inspiring presence and support at the Pendulum Summit. Let's continue spreading awareness for mental health together! 💙 #ElephantInTheRoom #BoxingLegends #TennisGreats #SportsIcons #MentalHealthAwareness #LeadershipSummit

Monty the elephant joins the herd of the Elephant In The Room Movement. Brent spoke to two Mount Anville Secondary School assemblies this morning, 1st to 3rd years (proud youngest daughter listening in), and then 4th to 6th years (proud eldest daughter listening in). This 6'4 former All Blacks Giant, bared his sensitive soul to c.700 young women and girls, telling stories of his personal struggles with anxiety, panic attacks, and feelings of inadequacy and isolation. Sound familiar? Mental illness does not discriminate, male/female, tall/short, young/old. Brent's message is simply this - it's not weak to speak, it's ok not to be ok. Talk to someone, and, if someone talks to you be sure to listen. We can all save lives this way. I'll be keeping an eye on this one, can't wait to see what the winning design(s) look like. Pictured: Karl Daly Christina Torsney (thanks to you and MAPPA for getting behind this from the get go) Brent Pope, Mount Anville's Deputy Principal Elaine Kelly and Principal Sinead Nolan.

A big thank you to Honeywell for their dedication to breaking down the stigma and for championing mental health awareness. Together, we're creating a workplace culture where it's okay to speak up and seek support. Artist Ariyana Ahmad painted Misneach. #ElephantInTheRoomMovement #MentalHealthAwareness #HoneywellCares Honeywell Brent Pope Dave Southern Eoin Byrne

A big Thank You to Elephant In The Room Movement for your incredible support this year. Your elephants, dotted all over the country, have sparked important conversations about mental health and wellbeing, and the inaugural Gala in support of Samaritans Ireland was a huge success. Special thanks to Brent Pope, Dave Southern, Eoin Byrne and team for your unwavering commitment and support of our vision of fewer people dying by suicide. Wishing everyone at Elephant In The Room Movement a Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year.

Thank you to everyone at Calor Ireland for your incredible support for Samaritans Ireland throughout 2024. From staff fundraising days to the Elephant In The Room Movement, you’ve helped shine a light on the importance of talking and listening. A special thank you to Duncan Osborne and Ian McCrone for your unyielding commitment and support. Wishing all at Calor Ireland a Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. Your generosity and compassion are making a real difference.

Vantage Data Centers and general contractor John Sisk & Son Ltd recently joined an engaging new mental health initiative known as “Elephant in the Room.” As part of this initiative, we commissioned and installed an ‘Elephant in the Room’ sculpture at our Dublin campus to encourage open conversations about mental health. Watch Brent Pope, founder of ‘Elephant in the Room,’ as he discusses reshaping our approach to mental wellbeing. His insights advocate for open conversations to enhance mental health support across workplaces, communities and society at large. For further information and to learn more about this initiative, please visit: Elephant In The Room Movement #EmployeeWellBeing #MentalHealth #EHS #VantageCares

We are so excited that our Maynooth University ‘Elephant in the Room’ sculpture is now in place at the heart of our campus! This project was a privilege to work on.   The sculpture was unveiled last month by our President Prof Eeva Leinonen, EIR founder Dave Southern and Helen Doyle, a PhD scholar in the Department of History, who first proposed having the sculpture at MU. At the unveiling event Prof Eeva Leinonen, remarked on the importance of the sculpture: “At Maynooth University, we are committed to fostering a campus where mental health and well-being are prioritised, so that no one feels alone in their struggles. The unveiling of our ‘Elephant in the Room’ sculpture is both a symbol and a reminder that mental health challenges are a part of life, and seeking support is a sign of strength. Through this sculpture and the resources it represents, we aim to send a clear message to our community: you are not alone, and support is always here for you."   The sculpture was painted by professional artist, Karolina Di Duca, based on artwork submissions received from MU staff and students around the themes of openness, compassion, inclusivity and support. A competition was then held to ‘name the elephant’. This week it was announced that the winning name is Hope. This name, suggested by staff and students 20 times in various languages—English, Irish (Dóchas) and Hindi/Sanskrit (Asha)—was the most popular choice among the 366 entries.   We believe that ‘Hope’ perfectly captures the optimism, compassion, and courage at the heart of this mental health awareness initiative. Hope will now travel across campus, serving as a powerful reminder that no challenge is too small to seek support for, and that help is always available. Marianne Dunne Suzanne Ryan Elephant In The Room Movement   #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Awareness #EndStigma #NoJudgement #NoProblemTooSmall #Openness #Compassion #Inclusion #Support #ElephantInTheRoom #HealthyCampus #BecomeYourOwnChampion

Yesterday, we had the honour of hosting Brent Pope at our annual internal end of year conference. Brent shared powerful insights on the importance of speaking about mental health, especially in the construction industry. We are proud to announce that Chadwicks Group is joining the Elephant In The Room Movement to help destigmatise mental health conversations. Brent also announced the winning designs that were submitted by our colleagues and will feature on the first of our Elephants. #ChadwicksGroup #ElephantInTheRoom

We are very much looking forward to attending the Elephant In The Room Movement inaugural Gala Ball this evening at Dublin’s Intercontinental Hotel.   VMG are proud to be part of the EITR movement in support of mental health awareness. Recruitment is a very tough industry. It’s not for the faint hearted and like an elephant, you have to have a “thick skin”. There are great highs, but also great lows. Often, the lows outweigh the highs, so you need to be resilient. Despite being a profession that is rooted in daily human interactions, it can often be lonely and isolating. As a recruitment business, we want to bring as much awareness to people’s mental health as possible and can’t think of a better way than having our Elephant “Joe”, sitting pride of place in our window!   Well done to Brent Pope Brent Pope and all the EITR team and roll on this evening!  

What a Week at Baker Finn Recruitment! It’s been a busy one! We’ve had three on-site client visits and attended two events—one in Waterford and another in Cork. Over at our #Waterford office, Rachel Gahan Hoban and Claire Power took part in a brilliant mental health workshop called Elephant In The Room Movement. Huge thanks to workLAB Waterford and Shane O’Sullivan for running such an insightful session on mindset and resilience. Meanwhile, Bruna Holanda Calazans and Grace Mc Dwyer attended a finance event in #Cork, while Barry Delany and Anna Nowak were out and about meeting clients and refining our plans for 2025. Our new consultants are already smashing it Owen Kane Eleonora Mantese and Barry Twohig, making standout placements this week in #Pharma, #Finance, and #MedicalDevices. We’re also thrilled to have brought on board some fantastic new clients through our #Waterford office. Big congratulations to Rachel Gahan Hoban on your well-deserved promotion to South East Regional Recruitment Lead—we’re absolutely delighted for you! We're thrilled to welcome Sam S. to the team! Starting with us on Monday, Sam will be leading our new Finance and Banking desk. Sam, Welcome aboard! And the icing on the cake? Tomorrow marks the start of our move to a brand-new, state-of-the-art campus. Exciting times ahead! A huge thank you to the whole team for your hard work and effort—what a week! Claire Power, Bruna Holanda Calazans, Aisling Quinn, Rachel Gahan Hoban, Eleonora Mantese Owen Kane Dee Delany Grace Mc Dwyer Barry Twohig, Barry Delany, Anna Nowak Sam S. 🚀 #TeamBakerFinn #Recruitment #Progress #ExcitingTimes #BakerFinnRecrutiment #Business #lifescience #TechRecruitment #Progress #2025