Resources

Thames Water has produced a guide to help line managers in the organisation support people in their teams who are experiencing mental health difficulties. It's brief, colourful and filled with specific tips and signposts to further information.

Employers, managers and individuals all have a role to play in promoting workplace mental health. This short video from Acas shows how they can all fit together.

This report from Acas looks at the impact of work on anxiety, and can be used to help you identify areas in your own organisation that may be causing more pressure than they should be.

How do people in the UK really feel about their wellbeing at work? Bupa and YouGov surveyed over 4,000 employees of private companies - these are their findings, and key recommendations that you can use to make your workplace better.

This web page aims to help those within the NHS to monitor and lower the stress levels of their teams and themselves.

Anxiety can be caused by issues inside or outside the workplace, and it's worth employers making efforts to look out for signs that an employee might need support. This page from Acas has a range of tips.

This is an example of a trauma pathway, designed to help managers support staff who have experienced something traumatic at work.

The NHS Health and Wellbeing Framework helps NHS organisations to plan and implement their own approach for improving staff health and wellbeing. It includes underlying structural and cultural aspects as well as a range of targeted and preventative measures.

This PDF guide covers some of the areas you will need to think about as staff come back, including managing the risk of the virus transmitting, providing reassurance, and teaching line managers about new procedures.

It's likely that, at some point, you will be working alongside somebody who is grieving the death of a loved one. This PDF guide from Dying Matters explains what you might expect to see when someone is grieving, and suggests ways you can help.

Business Healthy is a free community of business leaders in the City of London focused on employee wellbeing. Members have access to exclusive events, a regular newsletter, exclusive web content and a private online forum.

Mental health awareness training can empower managers to approach wellbeing more effectively. This resource aims to help those in the rail industry to understand mental health training and guide them to further support.

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

This guide has a list of options that small business owners and the self-employed can try, for improving the wellbeing of themselves and their employees, along with tips and links for where to look next.

This resource for line managers and HR professionals provides practical advice on how to collect vital information about your employees’ wellbeing.

Wiltshire Mind provides mental health awareness training, stress/anxiety and mindfulness sessions to managers and staff, all tailored to suit individual companies' needs.

Supporting Staff Wellbeing in Schools is a short booklet that examines what we mean by staff wellbeing, what can impact on staff wellbeing and how to lead a school that prioritises wellbeing.

Emergency responders work in challenging environments, so it's essential they can access the support they need. Mind offers specialised training sessions for blue light personnel.

This research from Acas explores some different ways organisations are trying to ensure they are having a positive impact on their employees' wellbeing. It covers subjects such as effective line manager training and flexible working policies.

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.

Resilience at work can be described as your ability to maintain high performance and positive wellbeing, even when times are stressful. This online test allows you to measure your own levels of personal resilience, broken down into four key components.

This guide is designed for HR professionals to support employees returning to work after a mental health-related absence. It's based on the IGLOo model, looking at the Individual, Group, Leader and Organisation's parts to play.

Lancashire Mind has a range of workplace services, training and consultancy to help workplaces of all sizes and budgets support their employees' mental health.

This episode of the Hays Leadership Insights podcast features Emma Mamo, from Mind, with advice on building a mentally healthy workplace that provides the right support for those who may be experiencing mental health issues.

Mental health issues can have a big impact on your business. This resource hub contains information and ideas for organisations of all sizes to use.

The NHS National Workforce Skills Development Unit has created this framework aimed at helping health and social care employers improve the mental wellbeing of their employees.

Leadership has a key role to play in challenging stigma. In this podcast, Deborah Lee, CEO of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, discusses her decision to open up to staff about her own mental health and the effect it had on workplace culture.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) offers free access to a personal nurse adviser, an experienced Registered Mental or General Nurse for its members, which can help your staff to get medical attention sooner. 

This web page from Dying Matters provides information on finding bereavement services along with advice on how to support someone who has been bereaved, which might be helpful if someone in your workplace has lost a loved one recently.

Having great wellbeing conversations is a skill that can be learned. These discussion cards can be used in all sorts of scenarios to start meaningful conversations about the things that positively affect wellbeing.