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Mental health

Work can have a significant impact on people’s mental health. Employers can help to foster a mentally healthy workplace, for example by taking action to prevent and manage stress and training line managers on mental wellbeing.


    • Anxiety
    • Stress
    • Police

    ‘Psychological contract violation’ affects police mental health, study finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Oct 2020

    Employers need to take more responsibility for the ‘psychological contract’ they have with their employees, especially in occupations affected by...

    • Stress
    • Coronavirus
    • Mental health conditions

    Firms urged to ‘step up’ mental health support amid pandemic concerns

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Oct 2020

    With the threat of a second national lockdown looming and numerous local restrictions being introduced, employers are being urged to...

    • Stress
    • Coronavirus
    • Depression

    Why the government needs to help firms support staff mental health

    by Simon Blake 5 Oct 2020
    by Simon Blake 5 Oct 2020

    Although the health secretary did not give mental health the prominance it deserves in his announcement about the new National...

    • Anxiety
    • Coronavirus
    • Depression

    Coronavirus: managing the emotional impact of long-term physical distancing in the workplace

    by Personnel Today 2 Oct 2020
    by Personnel Today 2 Oct 2020

    Employers need to recognise the risks of loneliness and isolation in our newly socially and physically distanced workplaces as well...

    • Anxiety
    • Stress
    • Depression

    Focus on individual needs when bringing employees back after mental illness

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Oct 2020

    Employers must put a greater emphasis on meeting individual needs when planning an employees’ return to work following mental illness....

    • Anxiety
    • Stress
    • Coronavirus

    Why small businesses are best placed to manage post-Covid mental health

    by Christine Husbands 22 Sep 2020
    by Christine Husbands 22 Sep 2020

    Because of closer relationships with their employees, small firms are in an ideal position to spot if and when somebody...

    • Disability
    • Fit for Work
    • Stroke

    Thousands of stroke survivors missing out on rehabilitation

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Sep 2020

    The estimated 35,000 people who survived a stroke during the pandemic are in need of more support, with many missing...

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Coronavirus

    Half receive no mental health support from employer since pandemic hit

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Sep 2020

    More than half (56%) of employees haven’t received any mental health support or training from their employer since Covid-19 hit,...

    • Stress
    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions

    Survey reveals ‘toxic stew of worry’ created by pandemic

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Sep 2020

    More than a third (36%) of small business owners say keeping their staff safe during the pandemic is a concern,...

    • Stress
    • Depression
    • Stress

    World Suicide Prevention Day: Why we should redefine masculinity

    by Louise Kitchingham 10 Sep 2020
    by Louise Kitchingham 10 Sep 2020

    On World Suicide Prevention Day, Louise Kitchingham looks at the issue of toxic masculinity and why it is often a...

    • Stress
    • Coronavirus
    • Financial wellbeing

    Money worries affecting mental health of mid-life employees

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Sep 2020

    Three out of 10 adults in the ‘sandwich generation’ are concerned about the impact pandemic-related financial strain is having on...

    • Stress
    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions

    Emotional intelligence training could halt burnout ‘epidemic’ among surgeons

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Aug 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Aug 2020

    Expert suggests training may remove mental health stigma.

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Pandemic mental health crisis ‘needs tackling swiftly’

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Aug 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Aug 2020

    Swift action to address the mental health crisis exacerbated by Covid-19 has been urged, after figures reveal almost one in five adults are likely to be depressed.

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Coronavirus

    Covid-19: staff fear health and safety being ‘taken to the extreme’

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Aug 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Aug 2020

    Fifteen per cent of employees think workplace health and safety will be “taken to the extreme” because of Covid-19.
    According...

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Coronavirus

    Almost half of managers think staff are at risk of burnout

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Aug 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Aug 2020

    Nearly half (47%) of managers think their employees are at risk of burnout following changes to their work patterns because...

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