Free resources to support staff mental health
On this page, you'll find free resources to help support your staff's mental wellbeing.
Resources for managers and HR professionals
Managers' guide to mental health
This guide from the CIPD gives managers the tools to confidently support employee mental health. What's included:
- How to spot signs of stress
- Encouraging people to talk about their mental health
- Supporting people to return to work
Thriving at Work standards
This report recommends 6 core standards which lay the foundations for a mentally healthy workplace. What's included:
- How to implement the 6 standards at your work
- Tips for improving recruitment
- A checklist for managers to follow
Intro to mentally healthy workplaces
This guide explains the relationship between good employee mental health and getting the best out of your staff. What's included:
- Creating a mentally healthy workplace
- The benefits of mental health policies
- Mentally healthy workplace checklist
Taking stock of mental health in your workplace
This guides provides practical advice on how to collect vital information about your employees' wellbeing in a joined-up way. What's included:
- The key factors which affect mental wellbeing
- Collecting information about mental wellbeing
- Building temperature checks into a team culture
Supporting staff with mental health problems
This resource explains how line managers and HR professionals can support their staff's mental health and wellbeing. What's included:
- Creating an open culture at work
- Having supportive mental health conversations
- Managing an employee’s time off sick and their return to work
Tackling the causes of mental health problems
This guide sets out simple, practical and inexpensive steps that line managers and HR teams can take to promote wellbeing. What's included:
- How to encourage dialogue, feedback and engagement
- Tackling the causes of mental health issues
- Top tips for line managers and HR colleagues
Resources for employees
Wellness Action Plans
A Wellness Action Plan is an easy, practical way of helping you support you and your team's mental health. What's included:
- Tips for staying well at work
- Planning templates for how to stay well at work
- A guide to using a Wellness Action Plan
How to manage stress at work
This information explains how stress can affect you and provides strategies for coping with stress. What's included:
- What causes stress?
- What are the signs of stress?
- How to deal with pressure
- Building emotional resilience
Being mentally healthy at work
Our online information details how to stay well at work, how to cope with stress, and where to get support. What's included:
- Returning to work after time off unwell
- Managing difficult work relationships
- Telling people at work about your mental health
Resources for specific sectors
Guide for the higher education sector
Working with universities, we've developed practical guidance about implementing mental health standards for the higher education sector. What's included:
- Involving staff in mental health at work plans
- Case studies from different universities
Guide for the sport and physical activity sector
A guide for employers in the sport and physical activity sector on how to implement 6 standards for improving mental health at work. What's included:
- The picture of mental health in elite sport
- Building a mental health at work plan
- A checklist for managers and coaches
Resources for businesses
Guide for small businesses
Together with the Federation of Small Businesses we've created this guide for managing mental health. What's included:
- Spotting the signs of poor mental health
- A checklist for mental health conversations
- Making workplace adjustments
