Resources

The legal profession has unique challenges for staff mental health - but there's a strong business case for addressing that. This short booklet outlines the issues and is full of tips for supporting staff and changing the culture.

LawCare provides support and information to anyone in the legal community. This page has details of their phone, email and web helpline, and information on all sorts of wellbeing issues - from bullying to stress to bereavement.

These FAQs from the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust are designed to give employers some basic information and to signpost them to other useful tools and organisations. 

This PDF booklet suggests ways for occupational health practitioners to stay healthy and stress-free.

XenZone allows employees to manage their mental wellbeing through learning, specially selected articles, online counselling, peer support, a moderated community and more.

In this PDF guide, you can learn how to create your own mental wellbeing strategy, from drafting your policies through to publicising the plan. 

This one-page PDF from Unilever suggests three tests you can perform to test your own flexibility and balance, which are key indicators of your physical health.

The Mindful Business Charter encourages clients and their suppliers, across the legal and financial sectors, to work together to recognise and reduce avoidable stress.

Fit for Law is an online educational training course designed to help legal practitioners and employers by developing their emotional competence and resilience.

This PDF is part of a mental health and wellbeing programme in Unilever. Its aim is to increase your awareness of employee emotional health and how to prevent stress in the workplace.

Collaboration is all about getting the best results and the best possible result through working together. Good collaboration supports positive mental health, as effective teamwork can reduce stress and keep workloads manageable. 

This one-page PDF guide covers how to build energy recovery into your day, including tips on what to eat, what helpful breaks are, and listening to signals from your body.

This is an example of a document Unilever produced for their employees who attended a workshop, with ideas and suggestions for activities through the year.

In this video from the Be Well Collective, integrative psychotherapist Helen-Jane Ridgeway shares her insights into how to remain within our "window of tolerance".

This video from the Be Well Collective is designed to encourage models and those that work with them to look out for the signs that something may be wrong, particularly in terms of eating disorders and related issues.

In this video from the Be Well Collective, integrative psychotherapist Helen-Jane Ridgeway discusses how to cope with feelings of inner criticism.

Pressure can be a good thing, helping to keep us motivated and aware of the impact of your actions. However, if the pressure is inappropriate or too strong, it can result in stress.

Unilever defines empowerment as taking personal responsibility for your choices. When people feel empowered, they feel better able to manage their workload, so can result in lower stress and anxiety.

This one-page PDF from Unilever covers simple ways to increase the amount of exercise you do - from fitting in a walking break with your colleagues to starting DIY projects.

This short video from the Be Well Collective's mental health initiative busts some myths about eating disorders, and explains some of the earliest signs, to help you look out for your friends and colleagues.

This report from Leapers explores the problem points are for independent workers- for example, how money uncertainty can cause anxiety, or the stress of administration tasks. It also offers suggestions of what might help freelancers to improve their wellbeing.

Thrive at Work is a free health and wellbeing accreditation programme for workplaces across the West Midlands. It's designed to support employers to improve their health and wellbeing offer and engage more effectively with their employees.

This guide can help you and you colleagues discover your purpose, and ensure you are working towards it every day.

This PDF guide from Unilever explains what emotional energy is, and how it interacts with your wellbeing.

This one-page PDF offers advice on what behaviours can help you to have a good night's sleep, and which habits you might want to change.

Adaptability is the ability to modify and change your thoughts, emotions and behaviours in response to change. When you and your colleagues are adaptable, you are able to better cope with stressful situations. This brief guide has advice that can help.

This two-page PDF from Unilever explains how some common lifestyle choices - caffeine, alcohol, smoking and exercise - might affect how well we sleep.

This one-page PDF fact sheet from Unilever highlights some of the reasons why poor mental health and sleep deprivation are linked, and offers techniques for improving the amount and quality of your sleep.

Good sleep helps you to be able to cope with stress more effectively, and is important for memory and focus. However, for shift workers, getting a good sleep can be difficult. This guide has tips that can help.

This one-page PDF guide includes tips on how to prepare for an upcoming trip, how to reduce jetlag quickly, and what to eat to counter the effects of travel.