Where Can I Get Additional Support?

Sometimes you may find that you need more specialised support.

To help we have linked up with some top providers who can support you in different ways.

Helpline

If you're looking for more information and practical advice about how to manage mental ill health in your workplace, we've got just the thing - the Shaw Trust Mental Health Helpline.

For a small annual subscription you have access to trained officers who have in-depth knowledge and experience of dealing with mental ill health in the workplace. Our service is ideal for any size of employer, from large organisations to smaller, owner-managed businesses, in the public and private sectors.

The Mental Health Helpline gives you immediate support about any mental health issue as well as providing information about other related services if needed.

Our helpline is available 8.30 - 16.30 Monday to Thursday, 8.30 - 3.30 on Friday

Guarantee

When you call you can be sure that you'll be talking to experienced people who really can provide the assistance you need to tackle mental ill health in your work place.

- For details about the helpline and how you can access this invaluable resource email Shaw Trust at mentalhealthline@shaw-trust.org.uk

Staying in work service

A service offered by Shaw Trust providing a comprehensive absence management and retention programme.

Helping employers tackle medium and long term absences by supporting employees who are at risk of going on long term sick leave because of a health or disability issue.

It focuses on working out the best way to help someone return to work by providing a practical, holistic support package to fit your needs.

We help you to

Reduce the risk of losing staff and the costs of replacing and retraining
Decrease time lost due to absence
Maintain the wellbeing of your employees
Reduce the cost of medical retirement.

The service can be used as a cost effective resource to enhance existing in-house Occupational Health functions, or it can stand alone.

Typical outcomes for your employee are:

Return to work in current job within your organisation
Return to work re-deployed within your organisation
Return to work with new employer
Medical retirement
Unemployed on Incapacity Benefit
Permitted or voluntary work
Enrolled in training or education

For more details about our Staying in Work Service contact Shaw Trust at mentalhealth@shaw-trust.org.uk

Condition management programme

The Condition management programme from Shaw Trust helps staff manage their health conditions and gives them the tools they need to stay at work or get back to work.

It gives people the opportunity to understand and manage their health condition and to overcome the barriers which might be stopping them.

The Condition Management programme provides you with an effective way of giving staff the confidence they need. This includes specialist health assessments, training courses delivered by health professionals, motivational counselling and planned support.

The programme takes a cognitive behavioural approach which works to change behaviour and thought processes so people learn how to manage their condition. And by working with health professionals you can be sure it's expert advice being given.

To find out more about Shaw Trust's Condition Management Programme contact us at mentalhealth@shaw-trust.org.uk

Wellness management

This offers a dynamic way to measure and map wellness and identifies how performance, health and stress issues can be managed together.

This online survey is a diagnostic tool, providing you with a confidential way to assess and review your work culture and engage everyone in the process.

Everyone's views are captured using 84 well-researched attitude statements about ‘how we work around here’. This is reported as an anonymous confidential group view of the current workplace culture and displayed in an-easy-to-read Wellness Map, a circular diagrammatic display with 12 Key Behaviour Indicators.

This report comes with a comprehensive list of 'next steps' suggestions for ways to engage your employees into healthy performance.

From a minimum of 10 – 100,000 employees can complete the survey.

The questions have been researched and benchmarked across public and private sector communities.

The survey can be collated, tailored and profiled for age, gender, location, level and length of service, as required and used as an audit tool every year to measure increased wellness.

Benefits are clarity, contribution and commitment from everyone as to how to build a healthy culture

To find out more about Corporate Hearts survey visit www.corporate-heart.co.uk or email info@corporate-heart.co.uk or mentalhealth@shaw-trust.org.uk

Mental health training and consultancy

Training

Stress management training for managers and for employees.

Stress management training, provided by In Equilibrium, equips managers with the knowledge and skills needed to reduce the risk of stress for the whole organisation as well as providing ideas and techniques to reduce the risk of becoming stressed themselves.

Some of the specific areas covered include:

Stress management and stress risk assessment
Managing well-being
Developing resilience in managers
Addressing bullying and harassment
Increasing energy for managers and employees
Conflict resolution within teams and between individuals

In Equilibrium specialises in running training courses on stress management, well-being, bullying and harassment and resilience. The organisation's key strength is training mangers on how to reduce the risk of stress for employees and for the organisation.

In Equilibrium training courses are designed to help create an environment where resilience is enhanced and well-being is protected, allowing people to respond positively to challenges and perform at their best.

Find out more about In Equilibrium's stress management training at www.in-equilibrium.co.uk

E-mail address for enquiries: mentalhealth@shaw-trust.org.uk and In Equilibrium - alastair@in-equilibrium.co.uk

Recognising and Managing mental health issues

Training in the recognition and management of mental health issues in the workplace from Kipepeo. Simple, accessible and jargon-free, the training approach is non medical, but medically congruent.

The training focuses on ‘what to do’ rather than ‘what is wrong?’. This means that the needs of both the employer and employee can be balanced.

Training includes: Mental health as a spectrum; signs and symptoms; opening a conversation; balancing needs; organizational issues.

Many organisations are welcoming the diverse benefits seen by taking steps to manage the effects that mental health issues amongst employees can have across the organisation.

Founded by author, psychotherapist and organisational consultant Andrew Buckley, Kipepeo has considerable expertise in the area of mental health, ill health, the needs of organisations and individuals and the skills to develop effective learning packages.

Find out more about Kipepeo’s supporting mental health training packages at www.kipepeo.co.uk

Email enquiries to mentalhealth@shaw-trust.org.uk or info@kipepeo.co.uk

Mental health awareness

Training to support people with mental health related issues at work is provided by Professional Training and Development Consultancy (PTDC). A wide range of mental health awareness training is on offer.

Depression

PTDC provide a comprehensive introduction to the different types of depression, incidence, causes, signs and symptoms, the range of physical, social and emotional problems that sufferers can experience, and the current physical and psychological approaches to care and treatment.

Anxiety

PTDC provides an introduction to the different types of anxiety, incidence, causes, signs and symptoms, the range of physical, social and emotional problems that sufferers can experience, as well as the current physical and psychological approaches to care and treatment.

Schizophrenia

PTDC provides a comprehensive introduction to this, one of the most common types of severe mental ill health; its possible causes, incidence, signs and symptoms, as well as presenting current approaches to physical and psychological care and treatment, and provides delegates with an opportunity to experience a range of auditory hallucinations via audio CD's to further their understanding of this complex issue.

Personality disorder

PTDC provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, examining personality, the ten different types and their impact upon the individual and those around them; cause, incidence, dual diagnosis and current approaches to care and treatment.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTDC provides a detailed overview of PTSD and presents the current psychological approaches to treatment.

Professional Training and Development Consultancy (PTDC) is an independent training consultancy with a wealth of experience in the development and provision of bespoke training solutions to people in a variety of settings and from all walks of life, supported by over 30 years combined experience in the field of mental health and personal development.

For more information about PTDC's mental health awareness training email info@ptdc.co.uk or visit www.ptdc.co.uk

Mental health first aid

General first aid has been a cornerstone of health and safety in the workplace for generations, mental health first aid, provided by Mental Health Support Training and Consultancy (MHS), is an essential and cost effective development for today's working environments.

The innovative 12-hour mental health first aid training programme offers a comprehensive introduction to the onset, nature and treatment of mental ill health together with core skills in supporting people experiencing problems prior to professional involvement, including those in acute distress and at risk of suicide.

Originally developed by the Centre for Mental Health Research at the Australian National University, mental health first aid has been adapted for England by MHS in association with MIND and the National Institute for Mental Health in England.

MHS was established in 2006 to facilitate mental health awareness training at work in response to the Dept. of Health's 'Action on Stigma - Promoting mental health, ending discrimination at work' campaign. MHS also offers bespoke mental health awareness training to meet the particular needs of individual organisations and courses on supporting staff through change.

To find out more about Mental Health Support Training and Consultancy and mental health first Aid visit www.mhs-training.co.uk

Email enquiries to mentalhealth@shaw-trust.org.uk and bernie@mhs-training.co.uk

Positive mental health at work

The mental health at work programme, provided by Maxima, offers the following menu of services:

Mental health workplace audits
Actions for addressing and resolving mental health problems
Support and coaching for managers
Skilled training on stress and positive mental health awareness
Direct work with teams and individuals experiencing problems.

The focus throughout is on helping clients achieve knowledge, understanding and confidence in managing mental health problems in the workplace.

Maxima is a specialist human resource management and development consultancy committed to ensuring people achieve positive mental health in the workplace. Their work is based on the strong evidence that positive mental health is important for retaining and motivating staff as well as achieving robust teams and performance.

During the past 10 years Maxima has provided mental health training and consultancy to a wide range of health, local authority, charitable and private sector organisations.

Find out more about Maxima's mental health training at www.maximadevelopment.co.uk

E-mail enquiries to mentalhealth@shaw-trust.org.uk and info@maximadevelopment.co.uk

Pan mental health organisations

The following organisations can offer advice on a range of mental health issues.

Mental Health Foundation www.mentalhealth.org.uk

MIND (The National Association for Mental Health) www.mind.org.uk

Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health www.niamh.co.uk

Sane www.sane.org.uk

Scottish Association for Mental Health www.samh.org.uk

Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health www.sdcmh.org.uk

Young Minds www.youngminds.org.uk

PAPYRUS - committed to preventing suicide- particularly in young people www.papyrus-uk.org/