We all have a responsibility to support people in the workplace during both good times and bad. With 1 in 6 workers experiencing depression, anxiety or stress, there has never been a better time to start thinking about what you can do to help create an open and supportive workplace. Here’s a couple of steps you can take to support any employees who may be affected:

  • Reduce stigma in your organisation – challenge any assumptions that your colleagues hold about mental distress (i.e., people with mental health issues take too much time off work; people suffering from depression aren’t as capable as others)
  • Don’t ignore it – whilst you may not understand why someone is suffering from a mental health issue, acknowledge it in a mindful and supportive way

According to MIND, improving and managing mental health in the workplace can help employers save around £300 per employee or around £8 billion a year for British industry as a whole. FTSE 100 companies taking action and reporting on employee health issues outperformed their competitors financially by 10 per cent on average in 2009. To find out more about how you can improve mental health at work, click here.

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