Support your employees with their mental wellbeing
You can encourage employees and colleagues to look after their physical and mental wellbeing at work generally, and can put in place measures to support anybody who may be struggling.
Work colleagues can play a significant role in supporting each other. It's important to help people understand the early signs that somebody may be struggling and what they can do to help them.
Free help for anyone in Stockport feeling stressed, worried or low
There are a number of support services across Stockport that are there to listen, give advice and help anyone who is struggling. Visit the Healthy Stockport website for more information about emotional wellbeing and mental health support.
Useful websites
The Mental Health at Work Commitment campaign is accompanied with advice and tools to support the mental health of your staff whatever sector you work in.
The Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter lists some helpful resources to foster employee health and wellbeing.
The Mental Health Foundation provides a useful booklet on How to Support Mental Health at Work, and programmes for organisations.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) provides information on how to promote wellbeing in your organisation, including a guide on how mental health can be supported during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resources to help encourage conversations about mental wellbeing at work
The Samaritans website offers user-friendly advice to help support someone you are worried about. The Samaritans also support workplaces with a range of programmes including their Wellbeing in the Workplace e-learning tool.
The Suicide Prevention Toolkit, developed by the Business in the Community partnership helps identify staff members who may have suicidal feelings and gives practical advice on how to deal with a crisis situation.
The Zero Suicide Alliance offers free brief online training sessions that can help your workforce understand the signs to look out for and the skills needed to approach someone who's struggling due to social isolation or suicidal thoughts.