Employment
Promoting mental health, ending discrimination at work
With mental health problems experienced by one in six people, the health and well-being of people of working age is of fundamental importance to our future.What we are doing
Line Managers' Resource
As part of Action on Stigma, Shift has published the Line Managers' Resource. The Line Managers' Resource is a booklet and website that gives advice and information for managing and supporting people with mental health problems in the workplace.
The Line Managers' Web Resource website also gives advice and information for employees to help them assess their own needs and plan for meetings with their manager.
To find out more, visit the Line Managers' Web Resource here: http://www.shift.org.uk/employers
Shift's Life in the Office employment films
Life in the Office is a series short films designed to promote discussion of mental health and mental illness in the workplace. Employers can also download quizzes and worksheets that can be used as part of education and awareness raising programmes.You can view the films and associated learning tools here.
Shift video seminar
Graham Thornicroft and Diana Rose of the Institute of Psychiatry discuss mental health and employment. Graham and Diana also take part in a role play of a meeting to scope reasonable adjustments for an employee returning to work after a period of illness.You can watch the video seminar here.
The Shift Review Panel
Find out more about the Shift Review Panel.
Shift's companion guide to Working our way to better mental health
The companion guide to Working our way to better mental health was produced by Shift and Health, Work and Well-being (HWWB) and contains a summary of the strategy commitments and up-to-date links to relevant online resources.More information about the companion guide
Action on Stigma Consultation and Feedback Report
The Government has developed six principles designed to help employers and organisations reduce the incidence and impact of mental health problems. The principles outlined in the Action on Stigma discussion document are based upon existing Government policies and good practice initiatives.To find out more about these principles and for more information about Action on Stigma, you can download a PDF version of the document.
Download the Action on Stigma discussion document from the Shift Employment Network
Following the publication of the Action on Stigma discussion document, a listening exercise was launched to seek the views of employers, people with mental health problems and other stakeholders. The feedback report sets out the findings from the listening exercise.
Download the Action on Stigma feedback report from the Shift Employment Network
Although the official consultation period for Action on Stigma has now closed, we are still very interested to hear about what you are doing to reduce stigma and discrimination in the workplace; there is a lot of good practice out there and we want to help people to access that. Please email your comments to employment@nmhdu.org.uk.
How you can get involved
Shift Employment Network
The Shift Employment Network is a web site where people from all over the country can get in contact with each other, share documents and information and discuss topics related to mental health and employment.To find out more and get involved: http://kc.csip.org.uk/groups.php?grp=586
Your feedback
Although the official consultation period for Action on Stigma has now closed, we are still very interested to hear about what you are doing to reduce stigma and discrimination in the workplace; there is a lot of good practice out there and we want to help people to access that. Please email your comments to employment@nmhdu.org.uk.Masthead photo by Thomas Stromberg. Used under a Creative Commons licence.
