Beyond disparity: a UKCP response to the Valuing Mental Health reportIn a response to the recently published Valuing Mental Health report this document by the UK Council for Psychotherapy calls on government and public agencies to drive forward policy changes to improve the lives of people and communities blighted by poor mental health. Read more »
Valuing Mental Health: how a subjective wellbeing approach can show just how much it mattersThis report recommends that the current cost benefit analysis of assessing health care costs, by Quality of Life Years, used by bodies such as NICE should be replaced by a more accurate method, known as the Subjective Wellbeing approach. Read more »
Psychological wellbeing and work: improving service provision and outcomesThis report, commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health, explores proposals to improve employment and health outcomes for people with common mental health problems. Read more »
Modernising adult mental health services in BristolDetails of a project led by Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group to re-commission Bristol’s mental health services and as part of this is developing a new model of care and pathways. Read more »
Work and mental healthThis website signposts you to relevant guidance and practical tools designed to help you through the maze of issues on work and mental health. Read more »
Modernising Mental Health in Bristol – a case studyThis presentation by Dr David Soodeen and Christina Gray describes work to re-design Bristol’s mental health services and care pathways in collaboration with people who use services, their carers and families. Read more »
Making mental health services more effective and accessibleThe Government has set out actions to improve mental health and wellbeing, the largest cause of disability in the UK which is closely connected with other problems, including poor physical health, education and work prospects. Read more »
Employment and recovery a good practice guideThis guidance aims to promote more effective approaches to the education, training and employment needs of people in drug treatment. Read more »
Centre for Mental HealthThe Centre for Mental Health aims to help to create a society in which people with mental health problems enjoy equal chances in life to those without. Read more »
This survey by Mind and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) provides some interesting findings on the impact of poor mental health on performance in the workplace. Read more »
This report presents the findings of a study into the role of depression in returning to work after a period of sickness absence, carried out by Loughborough University and funded by the Mental Health Foundation. Read more »
No health without mental healthThis strategy sets out six shared objectives to improve the mental health and well-being of the nation, and to improve outcomes for people with mental health problems through high quality services. Read more »
This report provides an introduction into mental health and ill-health in the workplace and its causes and consequences. Read more »
This research aims to review the evidence base for promoting positive mental health in workplaces. Read more »
NICE Guidance PH22: Promoting mental wellbeing at workThis document provides public health guidance on promoting mental wellbeing through productive and healthy working conditions. Read more »
The videos in this playlist, published by Time to Change, show real life stories about mental health and employment to challenge the stigma around mental health. Read more »
This Pan-European initiative aims to increase the awareness of companies and the general public about the needs and benefits of mental health promotion at work. Read more »
This report presents findings of a qualitative research project commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to investigate the relationship between mental health and employment. Read more »