Mental health policies and programs

Accommodation, return to work, Employee Assistance Plans, stigma, suicide prevention and peer support strategies for organizations.

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The following can help improve policies and programs related to employees with mental illness or mental health issues. 

Accommodation and return to work policies

Frontline supervisors and managers can use these resources to better support employees returning to work or needing accommodation. These approaches can work for anyone and are very helpful when mental health is a factor.

Discrimination prevention and inclusion

Address discrimination and promote inclusivity through your policies and processes. Create a positive environment and support all employees to grow and succeed.

Employee assistance programs and mental health issues

Optimize your Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to respond to mental health-related issues. 

Employee stress prevention process

Understand what chronic mental stress is and how to spot hazards. This tool helps lower risk to protect both employers and employees.

Compare your accommodation policies and procedures to human rights legislation.

Peer support program

Create a peer support program. Learn strategies from experts in the field to improve your success in this area.

Protecting the mental health of isolated workers

Actions you can put in place to protect the mental health of isolated workers.

Psychological health and safety policy recommendations

This framework shares policy changes for potential impacts on psychological health and safety. It covers policy, planning, implementation, assessment and review.

Psychologically safe team assessment

This resource helps to assess how employees feel being a member of your team.  

Stigma reduction plan

How to spot and address potential discrimination and promote inclusivity. Engage your workforce to support psychological safety for all.

Suicide prevention

How to spot and respond to signs of suicidal behaviour. Evidence-based actions to update your policies and procedures.

Organisational strategies has practical approaches to addressing issues like violence, bereavement, harassment, impairment, indigenous engagement, culture, suicide, trauma and more.

Contributors include:Mary Ann Baynton

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