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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.


    • Stress
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    • Mental health conditions

    Over half don’t seek help after self-harming

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jun 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jun 2019

    There has been a rise in the number of people self-harming, but more than half do not seek medical or...

    • Research
    • Disability
    • Mental health conditions

    Strengthen support for staff with neurological conditions, report urges

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Jun 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Jun 2019

    Employers will need to become more aware of the needs of staff with neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD),...

    • Stress
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    • Education

    Academic staff suffer ‘epidemic’ of poor mental health

    by Jo Faragher 23 May 2019
    by Jo Faragher 23 May 2019

    There is an “epidemic” of poor mental health among higher education staff, according to Freedom of Information requests gathered from...

    • Latest News
    • Mental health
    • Third sector

    Charity workers’ mental health at risk

    by Jo Faragher 20 May 2019
    by Jo Faragher 20 May 2019

    Four out of five workers in the charity sector have suffered workplace stress in the past 12 months, and 42% felt their job was damaging their mental health.

    • Stress
    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions

    Managers lack tools needed to support staff mental health

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 May 2019

    Six in 10 line managers think they do not get enough help from their organisation to support the mental wellbeing...

    • Stress
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Automation

    Blurring of work and home life is the tip of the tech iceberg

    by Adrian Wakeling 13 May 2019
    by Adrian Wakeling 13 May 2019

    New technology is often hailed as the UK’s economic saviour. But have we appreciated AI’s potential for radically altering workplace...

    • Stress
    • Cancer
    • Mental health conditions

    Only 14% workers feel comfortable talking about mental health

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 May 2019

    Employees are three times more likely to discuss their physical health over mental illness at work, a survey has found,...

    • Anxiety
    • Police
    • Depression

    ‘Alarming’ levels of PTSD identified among police workforce

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2019

    Almost a fifth of police officers experience symptoms of either post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or “Complex PTSD”, with PTSD rates...

    • Stress
    • Maternity
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    How should employers support returning mothers’ mental health?

    by Boma Adoki 9 May 2019
    by Boma Adoki 9 May 2019

    Returning to work after maternity leave can be a stressful time for a new mother and managers should be alive...

    • Anxiety
    • Cancer
    • Depression

    How employers can play their part in preventing suicide

    by Personnel Today 3 May 2019
    by Personnel Today 3 May 2019

    Suicide may be an individual tragedy, but it can also be compounded, or even caused by, poor management practices, inappropriate...

    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • Stress

    One in three say their mental health has worsened in a year

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Apr 2019

    More than a third of workers claim that their mental health has deteriorated over the past year, and many are...

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Older workers wait 54 days before seeking mental health advice

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Apr 2019

    Despite two-thirds of over-55s experiencing symptoms of mental ill health, workers in this age group are most likely to delay...

    • Stress
    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions

    Understaffing increases work-related stress, survey finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Apr 2019

    Colleagues, especially a lack of them or if they’re not pulling their weight, are the biggest causes of work-related stress,...

    • Stress
    • Depression
    • Research

    Majority of absence and presenteeism could be addressed by ‘targeted’ employer support

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Apr 2019

    Three-quarters of ill health-related presenteeism and absence in 2018 came from factors that employers could have influenced or addressed, according...

    • Stress
    • Research
    • Mental health

    Organisations should improve support for bereaved staff, research suggests

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Apr 2019

    Bereaved employees could struggle to cope with stressful and demanding work after they return to work if appropriate support is...

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