Wellbeing programmes

Good mental health leads to better engagement, reduced absenteeism and higher productivity, while improving people’s wellbeing, morale and job satisfaction.
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The Mental Health Foundation’s Working Well Guide and resources provide organisations with the tools to create a culture that enhances and protects people’s mental health. 
These resources including fact sheets, worksheets and slides support workplaces to improve wellbeing at individual, team and systems levels with a focus on creating psychologically safe, supportive and strong environments, and people. They allow organisations to identify and address potential psychosocial risks.
Practical, evidence-based information and engaging activities help workplaces and their people develop a shared understanding of mental health, identify opportunities to protect and enhance mental wellbeing, and take positive action.

Creating positive environments for mental wellbeing - the what, why & how

Mental health and wellbeing definitions

Make sure your team is on the same page with mental health terms.

Understanding mental health and wellbeing

This factsheet will help you understand mental health and wellbeing

The business case for wellbeing

Looking after employee mental health and wellbeing saves businesses money.

How work impacts mental health

Working Well factsheet from the Mental Health Foundation.

Positive work environments

A positive work environment and culture looks like…

Useful worksheets/activities

Positive work environments matrix

Think about how your workplace affects how you feel, function and connect with others.

Policy and processes matrix

Tool to identify what policies or processes are in place that reinforces or supports mental wellbeing.

Team discussions

Planning for strengthening mental wellbeing in the team.

Conversation cards

A list of questions to help start conversations.

Role-play scenario

A Working Well guide and resource

Evaluating success

Knowing the reach and impact you achieved will help build a case for future mental health and wellbeing initiatives.

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Taking care of your mental health at work

Mental health is related and connected to our physical, spiritual, family and...
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Managing stress

What is stress and how can you get on top of it?
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Workplace bullying and harassment

Each year, one in five employees in New Zealand workplaces report they have experienced bullying.
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