Resources

Mind have created four PDF guides - for the ambulance service, fire and rescue, the police, and search and rescue - to help you manage feelings of anxiety and stress.

This one-page PDF from the COVID Trauma Working Group gently discusses some of the emotions you may be feeling, reassures you that your responses are normal, and offers advice for coping with this difficult situation.

COVID-19 is causing many people to die before their time. This can be very distressing for those who work with vulnerable people, who not only may feel bereaved themselves but may also have to support patients' friends and family. This guide can help.

This PDF guide from the City Mental Health Alliance offers some advice on what organisations can do to help support the mental health of their furloughed workforce.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is able to support small organisations with advice, financial expertise and support, and this may be especially useful during this uncertain period.

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 guide from the FSB explains everything small businesses and the self-employed need to know about the government's help during the coronavirus outbreak.

The Bank Workers Charity have created a range of webinars that cover a variety of topics in the workplace wellbeing field, such as the importance of good sleep, mindfulness, and building your resiliance.

This video and web page explores ways we can look after our mental health during the coronavirus pandemic.

Many organisations will not be used to all staff to be working from home at the same time. This video and web page from explores ways in which you can manage your team when you are all in different locations.

It's likely that we'll be working from home for longer periods of time to help keep us all safe during the coronavirus outbreak. These tips from Mind suggest ways to protect our mental health during this uncertain time.

As more organisations move to online working, human connections are more important than ever. This factsheet has tips for supporting your mental health and feeling connected with colleagues when homeworking.

Many people are finding themselves working remotely or in unusual situations due to the coronavirus outbreak. This quick factsheet has tips for supporting them and links to more information.

Remote working is the reality for more and more of us. Whether you're already doing it, or are considering implementing it for the first time with your staff, this guide runs through the issues to think about.

This short guide from Mind explores some of the worries and difficulties you might experience due to the coronavirus pandemic, and some ways to ensure your mental health is protected.

This website, from the NHS, includes some key facts, information, and links to further support for employers in Wales who are looking to improve the mental wellbeing of their staff.

This website, from the NHS, includes some key facts, information, and links to further support for employers in Wales who are looking to improve the mental wellbeing of their staff.

This one-page guide from Unilever outlines one way to include physical activity in meetings, by changing them from the traditional sitting-down format into walking meetings.

Some people may be working from home for the first time due to the coronavirus outbreak. This guide can help the transition feel easier and less isolating.

This one-page guide from Unilever explores some ways that you can include physical activity into your routine even if you spend a lot of time travelling.

This help page from the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma explores some things you can do if you, a colleague, or one of your reports is the target of a hate campaign.

This one-page PDF from Unilever explores ways of helping you to regain your focus, allowing you to give tasks your undivided attention.

This example of a policy from Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, which is extremely detailed. It demonstrates advanced steps such as identifying risk factors, outlining recovery measures, and developing the psychosocial awareness of staff.

As a line manager, it’s important to recognise how to manage the emotional wellbeing of employees at work. This two-page guide from Nuffield Health explores five key steps to help staff move from emotionally barely surviving back to thriving.

While many organisations are working hard to break the stigmas around mental health, disclosing your own concerns can make you feel vulnerable. This guide from Nuffield Health can help you to plan who to speak to, what to say, and how to progress.

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.

The Bank Workers Charity has set up a confidential support service for those working in the banking industry. It is free to anyone who works in the sector, or who has worked in it previously.

These pages from Mind explain a wide range of mental health terms and concepts, including types of problems, helping others, drugs, treatments and legal rights.

The Sheldon Hub is a website for people in Christian ministry to meet and support each other.

The Mental Health at Work Commitment is a simple framework that that any organisation can follow to improve and support the mental health of their people. Signing up is free and shows your commitment to your workforce.