Resources

Address your stress for Mental Health Awareness Week with this toolkit full of tips, advice and tools to help you reduce the impact of stress on your wellbeing at work.

This resource is regarded as highly valuable by line managers across private, public and third-sector organisations to help them create healthier workplaces.

The City Mental Health Alliance (CMHA) has launched a Guide to Thriving at Work, a unique toolkit to help businesses which employ over 500 people to become mentally healthy workplaces.

Mental Health at Work offers bespoke training, for staff at all levels, to raise awareness, challenge myths and de-stigmatise mental health issues in the workplace.

Mind has created this free resource for line managers and HR professionals to help them support staff who are experiencing poor mental health.

The Time to Change Employer Pledge is a great way to show that you are committed to changing attitudes to mental health in the workplace.

​​​​​​​​​​As an employer, you have a crucial role to play in supporting the health and wellbeing of your employees, whether the problems are related to work or not.

This short article from the Institute of Directors (IoD) talks about steps you can take to ensure a positive working environment in your business.

A public pledge can be a useful way of showing that mental health is important to your organisation. By signing this charter, an employer commits to addressing stigma and discrimination and promoting wellbeing and equality.

An independent review into how employers can better support all employees' mental health, including recommended core standards.

Sleep is essential for good health and wellbeing: better sleep is the biggest single contributor to living better. This toolkit has insight and advice for employers to address the increasingly damaging sleep-loss epidemic.

Promoting positive mental health can be hugely beneficial: increasing staff engagement, wellbeing and productivity but also protecting against mental health problems. This article gives an introduction and includes detailed step-by-step guidance.

A proactive approach to workplace mental health can help you grow your staff and your organisation. This toolkit is designed to help small and medium organisations build a culture that champions good mental health.

An overview of workplace mental health issues and links to key Acas guidance, case studies and places to go to for support and further information.

A toolkit to support senior leadership, line managers, HR and occupational health and safety professionals to develop strategies to reduce the risk of a suicide that impacts the workplace, identify staff who may have suicidal feelings, and deal with crises.

Unmind is a mental health app which offers tools and training for use in the workplace. It has mobile and desktop options, and uses simple, accessible language.

See Me have developed this free, easy to use e-learning, suitable for managers and staff, as part of their See Me in Work programme.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England offers a variety of training for employers across the UK. This two day workplace course will qualify you as a Mental Health First Aider.

This episode of the CIPD Podcast explores the nebulous idea of resilience, and why it's fundamental to the success of both individuals and organisations, helping them to adapt to change and bounce back from adversity.

Spreading positive messages at work might be a small gesture, but it will help your colleagues feel more confident talking about mental health in the workplace. Download and print this poster to encourage colleagues to be open.

It's easier to recognise someone's physical than emotional wellbeing. This easy-to-use tool has been developed with NHS staff to help them talk openly about emotional health, look at its impact and plan actions to enable more good days than bad.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England offers a variety of training for employers across the UK. This one day workplace course will qualify you as a Mental Health First Aid Champion.

Following the introduction of 'fit notes' to encourage those on long-term sick leave to make an early return to work, this guide focuses on the key behaviours managers need to support employees.

Print out these conversation postcards and give them to a colleague to let them know that you're there for a chat if they need it - because small things can make a big difference.

Promoting wellbeing can prevent problems from escalating and help create positive working environments where individuals and organisations can thrive.

Poor workplace mental health can lead to problems with absenteeism. Emma Jacobs discusses what can be done to improve this with Jaan Madan of Mental Health First Aid England and Nigel Jones of the City of London Mental Health Alliance.

A toolkit to support employers in their response to an employee taking their own life, at work or outside the workplace. It covers a complete timeline: from immediate discovery and dissemination of the news to post-traumatic support and grief.

There are lots of things managers can do to begin promoting workplace wellbeing. This document from Bristol City Council has short, clear, actionable tips to get you started.

This report follows a third annual survey conducted by YouGov into employee mental health. It reveals that financial insecurity is a major factor in poor mental health for UK workers, and presents calls to action for employers.

Leeds Mind and Mindful Employer have collected a suite of resources, tips, tools and actions into a series of steps that can be tailored for any workplace. Read the ten steps or sign up to receive recommendations.