Resources

Mind in Mid Herts offers a range of services to employers and organisations including training courses, workshops, consultancy services and wellbeing days.

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.

We all know that stress is a risk factor in the workplace. Using this flowchart, you can find out if you have the right processes in place to manage the risks.

COVID-19 has highlighted the tremendous pressures on the NHS workforce. This infographic from NHS Employers provides a range of up-to-date key statistics and facts about workforce mental wellbeing in the workplace.

As part of their campaign, 'It's okay to talk about mental health', The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have created this guide to help small businesses navigate workplace mental health.

Solent Mind offers a range of training and support in workplace wellbeing and mental health, from 45-minute presentations to whole-day training sessions and longer-term consultancy services.

The Access to Work Mental Health Support Service is a free service funded by the Department for Work and Pensions. They provide advice, information, support and tools to help support staff with mental health conditions.

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.

Well4Work is Redcar & Cleveland Mind’s workplace mental health training support programme, available to organisations across the region. They offer bespoke mental health awareness training delivered at your own premises.

Making simple changes in your life can make a big difference to your mental health. This guide has ten free, practical things you can do to take care of yourself and help get the most from life.

This PDF factsheet from Business in the Community explains the different types of wellbeing and the impact that the COVID-19 crisis might be having on them.

An amount of pressure is often good for productivity, but excessive stress can lead to physical and mental health problems. Work Positive is a free online survey that can help assess your employees' stress levels.

Excessive pressure and demands at work can cause stress. HSE's Talking Toolkit helps you to have a series of conversations with workers to identify and help prevent work-related stress.

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.

Leeds Mind offers a package of support to employers, including workshops, training, facilitated staff support groups, teambuilding events and strategic advice on embedding mental health practice into the workforce.

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

The Blue Light Wellbeing Framework is designed to help you assess and address the unique challenges that can affect the mental health and wellbeing of people working in the emergency services.

Healthy Working Lives offers a variety of training and events, including specific courses on mental health. Use their calendar to find and book events in Scotland.

What's reasonable at work? Whether you're looking for work or are already employed, this guide has information on rights at work for people with a mental health problem.

For those who work in education, stress can seem a major part of daily life. HSE's Talking Toolkit for schools helps to address this by enabling simple, practical conversations with school employees.

Rail workers who witness a suicide or other traumatic event can suffer from PTSD. This resource contains information on recovering from a potentially traumatic incident and where to go for support.

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

CPSL Mind's full-day and half-day training offers a solid introduction for managers on the skills and knowledge they need to create a mentally healthy workplace. They also provide Mental Health First Aid, resilience and suicide intervention training.

Thames Water has published its employee mental health strategy in a brief, colourful booklet accessible to all staff. It outlines why mental health is important, the measures they're putting in place and what staff can do.

If you're a trade union rep, colleagues turn to you for support, including about mental health. This guide from Community gives you an overview and shows you what to do next.

With more people working from home, this guide from Business in the Community suggests what different types of domestic abuse look like and what employers might be able to do to help.

Mind's Workplace Wellbeing Index is a benchmark of best practice and policy. It will highlight what your organisation is doing well, how you compare to others, and how you could improve in your approach to mental health at work.

Good physical health is closely linked to good mental health—and low physical activity and poor eating habits can undermine this. This toolkit has information and ideas to help employers take a positive approach to activity and diet.

Managing work when you are struggling with mental health difficulties can be hard. This guide covers what reasonable adjustments are, and how they impact the rail industry.

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.