Coronavirus and your wellbeing
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.
It’s fair to say we’ve never experienced a time like this.
There are lots of messages, advice, opinions and predictions around. Some of it’s pretty drastic, and not all of it agrees – and the uncertainty, in itself, can feel very stressful. Mental Health at Work isn’t here to add to your pressures as an employer by telling you what to do.
Instead, at a time when things are moving and changing fast, we just want to make sure you’ve got some useful and practical information when you need it.
In terms of workplace wellbeing, the coronavirus situation presents a few different things to think about, and we’ve chosen resources that can help with each of them:
It’s a fluid situation, so we’ll keep updating this page as and when we find new, high quality, resources that can help.
However, we think too much information can sometimes be as bad as too little, so we’ll keep this page focused. If you’d like to see more, you can always search our site for everything we have related to home working, or everything related to coronavirus.
Finally – just so you have everything you need in one place – here’s the UK government site with advice and latest updates for employers and the public.
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 is based on the experience of thousands of self-employed and lone workers. There's lots of advice to make the transition feel less isolating if you're suddenly quarantined.
This quick sheet for homeworkers focuses on setting up a routine, staying active, staying in touch with colleagues and accessing mental health support.
Remote working was already the reality for more and more of us. This is a detailed guide to setting up a remote workforce - from safety to I.T. to mental health and wellbeing.
Alternatively, this brief factsheet covers the key wellbeing tips in bullet points, and has lots of links to key resources and information, in two pages.
Wellness action plans are an easy way to help support your own mental health at work and that of your team members. Mind has guidance and templates to get you started, for both employees and line managers.