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Psychological first aid is used for supporting people during emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic. This free course can teach you how to use it.

Mind has run a series of webinars, in collaboration with expert partners, to help bring to life the different standards that form the Mental Health at Work Commitment.

Trauma can overwhelm someone's ability to cope. This guide is designed to help NHS line managers encourage their staff open up about potentially traumatic things they have seen at work.

A wellness action plan (WAP) is a useful tool to help us identify what keeps us well and what impacts our mental health. This revised WAP has been modified to support you when you’re working from home during the COVID-19 outbreak.

COVID-19 has brought unexpected financial challenges to many households. If you're worried your employees may be struggling this guide can help.

Sadly, during the coronavirus pandemic, many people have lost family, friends and loved ones. This guide from Our NHS People is designed for line managers who would like to support someone they work with following the death of a colleague, friend or loved one.

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.

Mind has created this PDF guide to support organisations to tailor their existing workplace interventions to support staff during the coronavirus pandemic.

IPSE have put together an online coronavirus hub designed to help the self-employed to understand the law, the latest advice, and provide links to other organisations for specialist advice.

The coronavirus lockdown might be affecting your mental health. This guide suggests ways of staying positive and getting into a healthy routine.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

As part of Our Frontline, NHS and care staff in England can call Samaritans' dedicated confidential support line free on 0800 069 6222, 7am–11pm every day. Staff anywhere else in the UK can call on 116 123 to speak with a trained listening volunteer.

If you'd like to talk to someone about what you're going through as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hospice UK have created a free phone line for frontline workers, staffed by Just B.

During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, looking after your mental and physical health at work has never been more important. Acas have put together a video to help you look after yourself during the COVID-19 crisis.

Working at home whilst looking after children can be very stressful. This information sheet is aimed at those working from home with school aged children.

This guide from Our NHS People is designed to help leaders and managers within the NHS to understand the importance of compassion and apply it to their role.

This page gives tips for taking care of your mental health and wellbeing, help with understanding difficult feelings, and ways to find support if you are going into work during the coronavirus outbreak.

Acas have put together a video to help you look after the mental health and wellbeing of your employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had huge effects on the economy, and that impact has been felt by households across the UK. This guide can help you to understand these issues surrounding COVID-19, and support your employees no matter what their situation is.

The ABC guide is a simple set of ideas for maintaining and enhancing your personal resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mind and the British Medical Association have worked together to create this PDF guide aimed at line managers in the NHS, to help them to better understand their role in supporting their team's mental wellbeing.

The way we deal with feelings surrounding COVID-19, as individuals and as employers, can affect our wellbeing and performance in the short and longer term. This PDF guide from the British Psychological Society explains more, with ideas that can help.

This PDF guide aims to provide practical advice, hints and tips to help NHS leaders and line managers to create mentally healthy cultures and support better mental health. It includes information about mental health stigmas, and how to break them down.