Resources
Welcome to the information resources section. From here you can access a wealth of information that will provide you with further guidance and help with achieving a mentally healthy workplace.
Use the links below to access document and video resources according to the questions in the self-assessment.
Assessment Part 1
Question 1 - Does your Business Plan include an objective to promote mental health at work?Question 2 - Do you have a mental health policy?
Question 3 - Is support offered to staff off sick with mental health problems?
Question 4 - Is support offered to help staff returning to work?
Question 5 - Is support available at work?
Question 6 - Do you address mental well-being as part of routine management?
Question 7 - Are managers positive in their attitudes and behaviour?
Question 8 - Do you provide training on promoting mental wellbeing and managing mental health issues?
Question 9 - Do you perform risk assessments for stress?
Question 10 - Do you manage change positively?
Assessment Part 2
Question 11 - Do job advertisements and person specifications encourage applications from people with experience of mental health problems?Question 12 - Is the interview experience as positive as possible?
Question 13 - Do you provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates?
Question 14 - If you have an Equal Opportunities monitoring system, does it specifically cover mental health problems?
Latest News
SHIFT ... Shifting Attitudes to Mental Health
02/02/2012Shifting attitudes to mental illness. Shift is an initiative to tackle stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health issues in England. Our aim is to create a society where people who experience mental health problems enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other people. Please note that the SHIFT website came to end on March 31st 2011. However the SHIFT website will remain online until at least 2013. It is recommended that materials of interest be downloaded to make sure you have continued access to information.
Mindful Employer Line Managers Resource
02/02/2012Dear colleague The MINDFUL EMPLOYER Line Managers' Resource offer a range of practical guidance and information for line managers and others such as HR and occupational health advisors, union representatives and others whose role is to support staff. You can view it at www.mindfulemployer.net/information.html and a number of employers have bought suffcient printed copies for all or most of their managers and other supporting staff. If your employer is a signatory to the Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health, we can offer a 20% discount on printed copies. I attach an Order Form and orders placed before 28 February we will be invoiced in this financial year. With many thanks Richard Richard Frost Vocational Advisor Workways Second Floor 11-15 Dix’s Field Exeter EX1 1QA Tel: 01392 677050 Fax: 01392 677079 www.workways.org.uk www.mindfulemployer.net
Managing and Supporting Mental Health at Work: disclosure tools for managers
02/02/2012The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development carried out a survey of 2,000 people in employment in the UK which revealed that despite more than a quarter (26%) of employees having experienced a mental health problem while in employment, too few employers are taking positive steps to manage this increasingly business critical issue. This guidance, produced by Mind, will help employers ensure that how they manage people supports their mental wellbeing and resilience, and also encourage more employees to talk about any mental health issues they may be facing at an early stage. http://www.cipd.co.uk/publicpolicy/_mentalhealthatwork