Available Help

These are some of the organisations and services who may be able to help (click on the bold text to follow links):

Government & national organisations
Specialist mental health organisations & networks
Other specialist consultants & organisations
Mental health awareness training
In your part of the UK

More information will be added to the list below as times goes on and if you know of any other resources then please contact us. 

Government & National organisations

ACAS 08457 47 47 47 
Business in the Community  0207 566 8650
Business Link  0845 600 9 006
CIPD 0208 612 6200
Citizens Advice Bureau - online information and factsheets
Dept for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform  0207 215 5000
Equality & Human Rights Commission (incorporating the former Disability Rights Commission) 08457 622 633
Employers Forum on Disability 020 7403 3020
Federation of Small Businesses  0808 20 20 888
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) 08701 545500
Trades Union Congress  020 7636 4030  

Working for Health Northern Ireland 028 9024 3249
Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives 08000 192211
Welsh Assembly Government - Corporate Health Standard 029 2082 6545

NHS Credit Crunch Stressline    0300 123 2000

Stress Solutions Discussion Group
Hosted by HSE, this group is for people to discuss approaches to tackling stress in the workplace, and to provide feedback on HSE's developing approach.

Health Work Wellbeing
Health Work Wellbeing is a Government-led initiative sponsored by 5 departments and headed up by Dame Prof Carol Black to improve the health and wellbeing of working age people.

Occupational Health Adviceline for SMEs     0800 0 77 88 44
Following several pilots, for this new service is now available to all small and medium employers (i.e. up to 249 employees) throughout England. NHS Direct advisors will assess what support the caller needs and transfer their call live to an occupational health nurse based in their local NHS Plus occupational health site. Also visit www.health4work.nhs.uk and in Scotland, www.healthyworkinglives.com and Wales, www.healthyworkingwales.com - click on Scotland and Wales for more information

NHS Plus  0800 092 0062
NHS Plus is a network of NHS occupational health departments across England, supplying quality services to non-NHS employers. NHS Plus offers support to industry, commerce and the public sector, with a focus on SMEs.

Jobcentre Plus
Free advice from Disability Employment Advisors and Work Psychologists, and funding through Access to Work for support for employees experiencing mental health issues. See the ’phone book for the number of your nearest office

Investors in People
IiP offer a wide range of information and resources for businesses including specifically about health and wellbeing at work.

SHIFT
Shift tackles stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health issues. SHIFT is leading on the government's Action on Stigma initiative to promote mental health and end discrimination at work.

Employ ability
Run by Dept for Work & Pensions, Employ ability is for managers and employers who want to know how they can use the talent and skills of disabled people and those with long-term health conditions. Practical information and support is available to help make employing and retaining disabled people as easy as possible.

Financial Services Authority   0300 500 5000
In these worrying economic times, the Financial Services Authority have produced information to help people cope with possibility of losing their job and the added stress such issues can cause.

Other Support Services

Specialist mental health organisations and networks:

Centre for Mental Health    020 7827 8300
Mind 020 8519 2122
National Phobics Society 0870 122 2325
Rethink 020 7330 9100
Richmond Fellowship 020 7697 3300
Sane 0845 767 8000
Together: Working for Well-Being 020 7061 3400

Counselling Directory  0844 8030 234
International Stress Management Association UK    0117 969 7284
Mental Health Helplines Partnership   01733 563956
Rural Stress Helpline   0845 094 8286
Teachers Support Network  08000 562 561
UK National Work-Stress Network   07966 196033

Mental Health Teams are located across the UK and comprise Community Psychiatric Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and other specialist staff - listed under NHS in The ‘Phone Book or contactable through GP surgeries.

Other specialist consultants and organisations:

Disability Forward Ltd
Run by disabled people who offer consultancy, training and advice to organizations who want to improve their performance on all disability issues Offering a range of services to look at disability discrimination legislation and government guidance, and improve employment, service delivery or other practices.

Employ-Mend
Employ-Mend offer consultancy and service provision for employers in relation to health management including their  Absencia programme.

Employment Assistance Programmes (EAPs)
Overseen by the UK Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA), EAPs are applicable to any size of business but are more commonly associated with large employers (250 employees and above). Options for small and medium size businesses (up to 250 employees) include private practice counsellors who specialise in the provision of workplace counselling listed in a directory produced by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and also contact the Association for Counselling at Work.

Human Givens Institute & Mindfields College
Straightforward psychological information and training that helps businesses create working environments which meet the innate needs of staff at all levels.

IAAPT
Provides support for employers in recognising when staff need help, helping employees deal with harmful levels of stress and other related training.

Key 4 Learning
Provides support and information to help businesses understand hidden disabilities including mental ill health

Kipepeo Ltd
Training focussed on “What to do?” at work: how to spot early signs, how to approach the employee, how to use expert support and manage the return to work if necessary.

MCLA Solutions Ltd
Using a range of state-of-the-art resources, MCLA work alongside both employers and existing personnel to ensure that the people in the organisation are both effective and happy.

Mind Strengths Ltd
Specialise in providing stress management services and support to companies, employees and private individuals.  

Optima Workplace Ltd
A signatory to the Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health, Optima specialise in the area of tackling work-related stress.

Peter Christison and Associates
Provides evidence-based workplace mental health awareness training, and pressure management training and workshops for all types of UK wide organisations.

Robertson Cooper
Specialises in helping businesses to achieve bottom-line improvements by instilling a sense of purpose and well-being in their workforces. Includes ASSET - an on-line well-being survey tool which enables organisations to look at the aspects of the workplace that determine business level outcomes such as productivity, customer satisfaction, staff retention and sickness absence.

Simply Enabling
An independent practice of research, training and consultancy, Simply Enabling specialise in enabling businesses to improve their performance by controlling business risks associated with absenteeism, re-alignment and attrition of skilled and semi-skilled employees at work.

The Worklife Company
The Worklife Company is in business to deliver professional services to clients that create and champion innovative working environments, which attract and retain the best talent.

WORKSAFE GB Ltd
WORKSAFE GB Ltd can help employers tackle the number 1 cause of sickness absence and manage the legal risks of stress in your organisation.

wpf therapy Ltd
Largest charitable provider of counselling and psychotherapy in England we work both directly with individuals and under contract to companies and organisations providing counselling and psychotherapy.

Details of local support services are also included on our national and regional pages.

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