Mental health at work resources

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This Best Practices report summarizes the effectiveness of return-to-work and/or stay-at-work interventions and presents best practices for individuals with mental health conditions. The report has been developed with methodological rigour and includes broad stakeholder input.

This article goes into detail about mental health conditions that are prevalent in the workplace, such as stress, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. The resource provides information on how managers can support the mental health of individual employees, and how employees can support each other.

The report provides findings of the National Employee Mental Wellbeing Survey as well as examples of good company practices addressing workplace mental health, including return to work.

The report is intended to support employers to handle mental health conditions among their employees. It summarizes the findings from the participating countries and makes the case for a stronger policy response.

This document is a part of the Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package. It provides information for relevant stakeholders on development of workplace policies addressing mental health, including support of workers with mental health conditions.

This website contains information and further links to resources for employers who are interested in how support their employees or colleagues with mental health conditions.

The report is an independent review of mental health conditions and their impact on people’s ability to work.

The website provides resources that can support disability management with employees experiencing mental health conditions.

This report concerns the design, implementation, and evaluation of an integrated practices program for supporting a return to work following an absence for a mental health problem. The research project was carried out in response to a joint employee/employer request made by a health and social services establishment in Québec, Canada, for intervention regarding the problem of mental health-related work absences among its personnel and their return to work.

These guidelines consist of actions organizations can take to facilitate return to work for employees following an episode of depression, anxiety or a related mental health conditions. They were developed using the Delphi method, which is a systematic way of assessing the consensus of a panel of experts. The actions have been rated as important or essential by expert panels of consumers, employers and health professionals.

The website is designed to be used by different people who might be involved in return to work after a mental health condition. It covers broad area and offers resources addressing actions that employers, employees, colleagues and family can take to support successful return to work.

Information for managers about how to support staff in returning to work after experiencing a mental health condition.

NHS Employers provides information on range of options available to managers when supporting a staff member back to work, including phased return and return to work meetings and plans.

This in-depth resource for line managers and HR professionals, sets out practical steps employers can take to support at every stage
of the mental health spectrum – whether they’re stressed or have a diagnosed mental health condition.

Provides information and resources for creating a positive and inclusive workplace for all workers, including those who have mental health problems.

This toolkit serves to help the organization in supporting the mental health and well-being of the employees. It aims to help to take positive actions towards building a culture that champions good mental health and provide a greater understanding and support for employees with mental health conditions. It is intended both for small and medium size enterprises and for big organizations. The toolkit includes case studies and provides direct links to additional resources.

This guide provides information and direction for line managers in promoting mental health for all employees and understanding and supporting employees experiencing mental health problems while in the workplace.

Good practices of interventions for work-related stress (including violence and bullying at the workplace), using the PRIMA-EF framework best-practice criteria for the evaluation of interventions.

The website offers resources that can support return to work of employees experiencing mental health conditions.

The Heads Up resources provide organizations with simple steps to creating a mentally healthy workplace and offers videos and flexible action plans that can be tailored for every size organization.

Program focused on helping managers, supervisors and other leaders learn how to effectively recognize and manage mental health-related issues in the workplace. It uses a story-based approach, portraying realistic video episodes of workplace "characters" dealing with situations common to everyday work life. It includes various materials, such as videos, quizzes and guides.

The European Network for Workplace Health Promotion (ENWHP) started an initiative to help promote mental health in workplaces. This website offers guides for employers mental health promotion, good practices in psychosocial risk prevention and other useful resources.

Report on returning to work after experiencing a mental health condition. It includes a case study and practical tips.

This toolkit serves as a learning resource for managers to help them deal positively with mental health issues that arise in the workplace. It includes information about the recruitment process of new staff in an inclusive, fair and legally compliant manner, the impact of mental health conditions in the workplace and suggestions for managers on managing workers with mental health conditions in a way that supports the company and workers.