Centre for Mental Health

Centre for Mental Health Workplace Training

Centre for Mental Health Workplace Training is a proven, work based programme that helps organisations more effectively manage mental health in the workplace and avoid the costs associated with prolonged absences, presenteeism, reduced productivity and replacing / retraining staff.

The training (formerly Impact on Depression) is designed to build the knowledge, skills and confidence of managers and staff to recognise the early warning signs of common mental health problems and to open a supportive conversation with staff / colleagues that they are concerned about. There are four training workshops each aimed at different staff groups within an organisation, including the executive team, staff and people managers.

Delivered by accredited mental health professionals, Centre for Mental Health Workplace Training quickly raises awareness of the issues and helps leaders identify, speak with and encourage access to treatment for staff with potential mental health problems.

What's new

Helping employees who become severely depressed

Celebrities pledge to 'Get talking!' and end the silence surrounding mental illness

Royal College of Psychiatrists launches workplace web resource

Centre for Mental Health welcomes sickness absence review

Why presenteeism is a strong predictor of future sickness absence

Department of Health publishes new guidance on long term conditions for employers and employees

Work, and staying in employment, is good for mental health, says Centre's Sharon de Mascia in the London Evening Standard

It's World Mental Health Day!

Have you got time for a cup of tea with a colleague?

Top tips for managers to reduce the costs of low productivity

Centre responds to survey showing workers too scared speak out about mental health issues

Mental health issues in the workplace
(7 June 2011, London)

Centre for Mental Health welcomes new research on employers' understanding of mental health at work

Training helps line managers respond to mental ill health at work, new evidence shows

The Centre for Mental Health Workplace Training programme is based on the beyondblue National Workplace Programme (Australia) and Beyond Blue Limited retains copyright in all materials.