CIPD offer practical guidance on how to create a mentally healthy workplace through ill health prevention, early intervention, encouraging people to talk about mental health and providing support. This CIPD guidance is explained more below:
- The guidance covers information around prevention in terms of helping people maintain positive mental health through considering the impact of your managerial behaviour, positive management culture and ability to build resilience in teams.
- It also addresses the importance of early prevention in terms of spotting the signs of poor mental health so you can support ythe employee before they reach the point of crisis or sickness absence.
- This resource also includes advice around supporting staff to talk about their mental health in terms of making time to talk, broaching the subject, encouraging people to seek support. There is also practical guidance around conversation checklists, workplace adjustments and wellness action plans.
- There is advice on supporting employees return to work through proactive management, return to work conversations, supporting them on their first day back and providing consistent support. There is also advice on offering support through the employee lifecycle in terms of recruitment and selection, induction and post job offer health questionnaires. Managing performance in a positive and supportive way is another area where CIPD provide guidance.
You can access this practical CIPD guidance here: https://www.cipd.org/uk/knowledge/guides/mental-health-support-guide/
