Further reading

Supporting people with a mental health condition in the workplace

• Bullying

  • A fact sheet on workplace bullying from the Australian Human Rights Commission 
  • Safe Work Australia's guide to workplace bullying

• Case studies

  • A case study video from People at Work about Burstows, a Toowoomba-based funeral home 
  • Job Access case studies stories featuring a wide range of scenarios describing the diverse experiences of people with disability in the workforce, including their experience disclosing their disability and employer flexibility.

• Disclosing a mental health condition

  • Managing your mental health and disclosure at work - for young workers
  • Disclosing mental health problems at work - information from Return to Work
  • Superfriend provides useful information about rights and obligations relating to disclosure

• Discrimination and diversity

  • Resources to help prevent discrimination, respect human rights and promote diversity in your workplace
  • Workplace cultural diversity tool 
  • Peer Work Hub is an online resource for employers, providing advice on developing a mental health peer workforce within their organisation.
    
    

• Doctors and medical students

  • Information for creating a mentally healthy medical workplace in our 'Developing a workplace mental health strategy: A how-to guide for health services'
  • A video featuring a GP sharing her personal experience with depression
  • Final report, National Mental Health Survey of Doctors and Medical Students

• Domestic violence

  • Information and resources from Our Watch at work

• Evaluation

  • The HSE Management Standards tool and user manual
  • An evaluation framework from VicHealth
  • Better Evaluation is a Canadian website with information, resources and tools relating to evaluation
  • Canada’s Guarding Minds offers a range of tools to assess workplace risks and employee wellbeing
  • An overview of evaluating workplace initiatives from ACT Government

• Fatigue and shift-work

  • Tips for staying healthy for shift workers from WorkCover Queensland
  • Tips for managing fatigue from WorkCover Queensland 

• FIFO/DIDO

  • This FIFO Life

  • FIFO Families

• Financial difficulties

  • Helping someone with mental health problems and financial difficulties: Guidelines for Financial Counsellors from Mental Health First Aid. These guidelines are also relevant for staff in customer service roles who may deal with consumers with mental health problems.

  • Helping someone with mental health problems and financial difficulties: Guidelines for Mental Health Professionals from Mental Health First Aid. 

• First responders

  • A video from the UK about the importance of looking out for your colleagues
  • Guidelines for treatment of PTSD in emergency services workers: Expert guidelines released by the Black Dog Institute for the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in emergency service workers.
  • Promoting the mental health of first responders
    
    

• Leadership

  • For leaders page
  • Beyond Blue's Leadership online resource 

• Legal profession

  • Mental health and the legal profession: A preventative strategy- Law Institute of Victoria Final Report
  • Minds Count Foundation Guidelines for psychological wellbeing
  • A video of a lawyer sharing his personal story

• Military/Defence

  • DVA’s At Ease website offers a great range of resources
  • The High Res mobile phone app assists Defence personnel to manage life’s daily stresses and build personal resilience 
  • Mates4mates supports the mental health of military personnel: mates4mates.org
  • Soldier On provides support to current and former members of the Defence forces: soldieron.org.au

• Plans, strategies and policies for creating a mentally healthy workplace

  • Working together: Promoting mental health and wellbeing at work from the Australian Public Service Commission.
  • Working well: An organisational approach to preventing psychological injury from Comcare.
  • Promoting Positive Mental Wellbeing in Workplaces from the Victorian Workplace Mental Wellbeing Collaboration.
  • People at Work psychological risk assessment process from the People at Work research collaboration.
  • Healthy workplaces: A model for action from the World Health Organization.
  • Mental health policies and programmes in the workplace from the World Health Organization.
  • Guidance on the management of psychosocial risks in the workplace from United Kingdom PAS 1010 (requires purchase).
  • Work-related psychological health and safety: A systematic approach to meeting your duties from Safe Work Australia
  • Mentally healthy workplaces toolkit from WorkCover Queensland

• Research and reports

  • Developing a mentally healthy workplace: A review of the literature Report for the National Mental Health Commission and the Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance, prepared by representatives from the University of New South Wales and the Black Dog Institute. A business-friendly summary document is also available, providing a review of the research. 
  • The Australian Workplace Barometer: Report on psychosocial safety climate and worker health in Australia from SafeWork Australia
  • The Business Case for Carer-friendly workplaces
  • Combining Work and Care: the benefits to carers and the economy
  • Safe Work Australia's The Incidence of Accepted Workers’ Compensation Claims for Mental Stress in Australia
  • Superfriend's Thriving Workplaces research

  • An Assessment of Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace: Final Report to Partner Organisations prepared by representatives from the Queensland University of Technology and the Australian National University. A shorter, Summary of Key Findings is also available.

• Small business

  • Council of Small Business of Australia
  • Your Business Angels provides support for small to medium businesses
  • Beyond Blue’s Business in Mind online resource

• Staying at work/Returning to work

  • returntowork.net.au is designed to help anyone involved in the process of returning to work after absence due to depression, an anxiety disorder or a related mental health problem
  • Comcare’s easy reference guide outlines the steps in the return to work process and the role we all play in working together to achieve successful return to work outcomes for injured workers.
  • An alternative Comcare resource: Working for recovery: Suitable employment for return to work following psychological injury - A Snapshot (PDF, 8pg, 1.92MB)

• Suicide and the workplace

  • A selection of videos about suicide awareness and prevention in the workplace
  • Living Works suicide intervention training
  • Resources and links from the Beyond Blue website
  • Conversations Matter: Resources for talking about suicide in any setting
  • BeyondNow: Suicide safety planning app, allowing people experiencing suicidal thoughts to create a personalised plan and help them stay safe.

• Supporting people with a mental health condition in the workplace

  • Workers with mental iIlness: A practical guide for managers from the Australian Human Rights Commission

  • Line managers’ resource: a practical guide to managing and supporting people with mental health problems in the workplace from Shift, United Kingdom
    
    
  • Providing mental health first aid to a co-worker: Mental Health First Aid guidelines from Mental Health First Aid

• Supporting the mental health of expecting and new parents

  Supporting the mental health of expecting and new parents at work from Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia.

• Work-related stress

  • Reducing stress in the workplace: an evidence review from VicHealth
    
    

  • A guidebook for employers - Preventing and managing work-related stress from WorkSafe Victoria. Provides information for employers about controlling work-related stress in relation to its employees. Employees may also find the information helpful in managing work-related stress.