When Children’s Mental Health Impacts the Workplace

What happens when an employee’s biggest challenge isn’t at work, but at home?

In this powerful and thought-provoking conversation, Ali Knowles, founder of Subconquest and creator of the Ollie Model, joins Karl Bennett, Executive Director of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA UK), to explore the often-overlooked connection between children’s emotional health and workplace performance.

Together, they discuss:

💬 How a child’s mental health struggles can affect a parent’s focus, attendance, and productivity.

💬 Why traditional workplace well-being models miss the mark when they overlook family context.

💬 The role of EAPs in supporting not just employees, but their families too. 

💬 Real-life stories and solutions that show how early, family-based emotional support changes everything.

This interview challenges employers, HR professionals, and wellbeing leaders to rethink what employee support really means, because well-being doesn’t stop at the school gate.