Free resources to improve mental wellbeing and employee engagement.
Supportive workplaces that encourage open and honest conversations benefit everyone – employees, employers and the bottom line.
We have collated a series of free resources, which you can read online or download, to help improve mental wellbeing in your workplace.
In January 2017 Dennis Stevenson and Paul Farmer were appointed by the Prime Minister to conduct an independent review into how employers can better support all employees, including those with poor mental health or wellbeing, to remain in and thrive at work. The report made key recommendations that lay the basic foundations for an approach to workplace mental health by encouraging all employers to adopt six ‘mental health core standards’. Mind’s guide will help you implement these standards in your workplace.
Being able to spot the warning signs of poor mental health and offer the right support early on can have a significant impact. The ‘people managers’ guide to mental health’ will give you the information, resources and tools you need to effectively and confidently support employee mental health at work.
In partnership with the Federation of Small Businesses Mind have created a guide for small businesses with advice on managing mental health and supporting staff.
Together with the Mayor of London’s office, Mind produced a report, ‘Getting ahead: Why mental health at work matters’. The report brings together a collection of perspectives from senior business leaders across London’s private, public and voluntary sectors. It includes practical examples on what organisations are doing to support the mental health of their staff, and details why they view mental health as a business priority and a strategic leadership issue.
Mind have developed a series of resources to support building mentally healthy workplaces.
Resource 1: ‘An introduction to mentally healthy workplaces’. This resource helps you to understand the relationship between good employee mental health and getting the best out of your staff. It will help you to start thinking about what you already do to support mental health in your workplace, what impact this has and how to build on it.
Resource 2: ‘How to take stock of mental health in your workplace’. This is a resource for line managers and HR professionals and provides practical advice on how to collect vital information about your employees’ wellbeing in a joined-up and comprehensive way.
Resource 3: ‘How to promote wellbeing and tackle the causes of work-relates mental health problems’. This resource sets out simple, practical and inexpensive steps that line managers and HR teams can take. It is designed to help you create a more open and supportive culture, improve mental wellbeing for all staff, and boost employee engagement.
Resource 4: A resource for line managers and HR professionals. This resource details how organisations can support staff at every stage of the mental health spectrum – whether they’re stressed or have a diagnosed mental health condition. The approaches in the guide are universal principles designed to support a diverse range of people across a range of workplaces