Resources

We are bombarded with news about the pandemic and other worries. This article from Medical News Today offers advice on coping when the bad news is affecting your mood or wellbeing.

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

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

‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some autistic adults experience. This article explains what autistic burnout feels like and what might cause it in the workplace.

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.

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 guide from Finty aims to equip you with money management skills and an understanding of the link between your health and finances.

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

Mental Health at Work have created a YouTube playlist featuring six BBC videos which focus on LGBTQI+ people, including tips on what not to ask gay or trans people.

Sadly, people who are not straight or cisgender are more likely to experience mental health problems than the general population. This web page from Mind explores what you can do to help if an LGBTQI+ person tells you they are experiencing poor mental health.

Sometimes, little changes in your behaviour, thoughts, lifestyle or focus can make a big difference to your wellbeing. These pages from Mind have a range of suggestions.

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.

Building Mental Health has a list of training organisations who specialise in construction and can deliver mental health first aid training at your site.

Reasonable adjustments are changes an employer makes to remove or reduce a disadvantage related to someone's disability. This page will help you understand your obligations as an employer, and how to support staff who request reasonable adjustments.

The CALM helpline is there for anyone who needs to talk confidentially about a tough time they are experiencing.

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. 

It can be difficult to know what to do if a colleague tells you they are having suicidal thoughts. This guide from Samaritans outlines the steps you can take to help.

This guide introduces what occupational health is, what is means for your organisation, and how to get started. You'll understand what will happen during an occupational health assessment, how to write a policy, and understand your legal requirements.

‘Flexible working’ describes a type of working arrangement which gives a degree of flexibility on how long, where, when and at what times employees work. This guide from the CIPD can help you implement flexible working in your organisation

These notebooks are designed to bring wellbeing to the front of your mind. They're filled with little points to reflect upon, based on the PERMA model of wellbeing, prompting you to consider how your work and wellbeing connect.

Video calls can be more stressful than a face-to-face chat. This quick guide from Leapers offers tips and hints on reducing anxiety before and during these calls.

This PDF from MQ explores the impact the cost-of-living crisis is having, and provides key recommendations to employers to help them support staff who may be experiencing the biggest impact.

Events happening in the news can affect our mental wellbeing. This page from Mind explores these feelings and the impact they might be having on you and your employees, and offers tips on how to cope.

We know that starting something new can be challenging, and getting active is no exception. On this page, created by Mind, you'll find some handy tips, resources and inspirational stories to help you on your way.

This page from Mind explores what loneliness is, and offers some tips and advice on how to manage these feelings. It includes some ideas on meeting new people, but also focuses on being comfortable in your own company.

Our jobs, relationships, family life or money can all add to our levels of stress. This guide explains what stress is and has tips to help identify and control it, in ourselves and in our teams and workplaces.

The NHS Moodzone features real life stories, information and tips about your mental health, and tips on how to cope with stress, anxiety and depression.

Stress is something that affects almost all of us at some point in our working lives. This web page from Ben explores stress and burnout, explaining what they are, how work can impact them, and the warning signs to look out for in yourself and others.

Using small achievable goals each day, it's possible to change our mindset and positively impact our wellbeing. This introduction, based on the PERMA model of wellbeing, will send you one wellbeing-focused micro-action every morning for five days.

A good night’s sleep refuels, revitalises and re-energises you, making you feel refreshed, positive and equipped to cope with the stresses of a normal day. This guide makes some suggestions on how you might improve the quality of your sleep.