About Us
The ‘How’s Your Business Feeling’ resource was developed by a multi-agency group with a remit for Mental Health and Employment across the County of Staffordshire and the City of Stoke-on-Trent. Reporting to the area’s Local Implementation Teams for Mental Health, the work of the group includes responding to the recommendations of the Social Exclusion Unit report (2004) and the National Service Framework for Mental Health. The group has representation from health, social care, voluntary organisations, service users, Jobcentre Plus and ConneXions.
The content of the resource is informed by nationally recognised best practice and evidence-based guidance. This includes the Health and Safety Executive’s Management Standards for Stress and the South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust User Employment Programme. A number of local models of good practice are also drawn upon, including the Support, Time and Recovery Service managed by Stoke-on-Trent Social Services Department. A key aim in developing the resource was to draw together the key elements of this existing guidance and best practice and make it more easily accessible to organisations locally.
The resource was launched, initially in CD ROM format, in January 2007 and dissemination is continuing across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
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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