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Mental Health at Work website

Are you struggling to find the advice and tools you need to support the mental health of your staff? Mental Health at Work is a new online gateway, developed by Mind, that makes it easy for you to get started.

The site brings together resources, toolkits, blogs and case studies into one place. Regardless of the sector you work in, the size of your organisation or the location you're based, you'll find what you need at Mental Health at Work.

Visit Mental Health at Work by clicking here

"It is a really good collection of resources all in one place… really useful and informative and quick and easy to browse." - Visitor to the gateway

1 in 6 workers experience problems such as anxiety, low mood and stress at work. The Stevenson/Farmer review, Thriving at Work, highlighted that an estimated 300,000 people lose their jobs each year due to mental ill health.

We also know, from analysis by Deloitte, that there is a demonstrable cost to employers and investing in supporting mental health at work is good for business and productivity. Poor mental health costs the UK economy between £74 billion and £99 billion a year.

Developed in partnership

The gateway is developed by Mind and funded by The Royal Foundation, as part of their Heads Together programme.

Mind also worked in collaboration with 11 key partners from the world of business, industry and mental health to develop Mental Health at Work. They helped oversee and shape the development of the site to ensure it meets the needs of employees and employers across the UK.

About us

We are Mind.

And over the last few years, we’ve come a long way.

Mental health is not hidden anymore. It’s on the front pages. It’s on the political agenda. It’s discussed at the dinner table. For millions of people, mental health is now something to be honest about – not ashamed of.

The Mind community – including our generous funders and supporters – has been at the heart of this transformation. Together, we’ve shown what mental health really looks like, what support makes it better and what needs to change.

But there’s still so much more that needs to be done.

Waiting lists are far too long. People are pushed into poverty because of their mental health. The mental health system is failing racialised communities. And a generation of young people are dealing with anxiety, trauma and self-harm. The pandemic has exposed the realities of mental health support for millions. People’s rights aren’t respected. Access to care is a lottery. And the risk of more mental health problems emerging is growing by the day.

That’s why we are reaffirming our commitment to fight for mental health. For support. For respect. For you. That’s why we’ll offer more mental health support for people living in poverty – increasing workplace support for people in low-paid jobs and campaigning for welfare changes so people are treated fairly and have the resources to meet their needs. That’s why we’ll target the injustices in the mental health system to remove shameful differences in service access and outcomes for people from racialised communities.

That’s why we’ll work to ensure that every young person learns about mental health. We’ll join with whole school communities – from parents to pupils to teachers – and make sure young people are able to easily access support when they need it.

Whether you want support at school, at work, in your community or through the NHS, we’ll fight to make sure help is there for you.

The scale of this challenge requires a collective effort. We’re bringing together our unstoppable network of local Minds across England and Wales. We’ll also partner with people and organisations who share our ambitions.

We’ll speak out when things aren’t right. We’ll use our platform to amplify the voices of people who are too often dismissed and ignored. And we’ll ensure that politicians’ promises deliver real progress.

We’ll use the expertise and experiences of people with mental health problems to design new life-changing services. And we’ll continue to provide information to millions of people – helping them get support, assert their rights and feel hopeful.

At Mind, we never stand still. We have always taken on the biggest threats to our mental health. We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.

Important information for company supporters

When receiving support from a company, Mind needs to consider whether the business nature of a company is in conflict with our mission/values; or could impact negatively on perceptions of our independence; or could impact negatively on perceptions of our commitment to our mission/values. Our approach to working with the business community needs to be constructive and collaborative whilst sensitive to these points. Before signing up please see our guidelines for working with corporate partners here > www.mind.org.uk/workplace/corporate-partnerships/guidelines-for-corporate-partners/