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Line Managers' Resource
A practical guide to managing and supporting people with mental health problems in the workplace
This resource has been developed by Shift, the Department of Health’s programme to reduce the stigma and discrimination surrounding people with mental health conditions in England. It is part of Shift’s Action on Stigma initiative aimed at supporting employers to promote good mental health and reduce discrimination. This resource is a revised edition of the original Line Managers’ Resource (LMR) published in 2007. The original LMR was itself an update of the Mind Out for Mental Health Line Managers’ Resource published in 2003.
Shift has produced this resource in partnership with the Department of Health, Department for Work and Pensions, Health and Safety Executive and Cross-Government Health Work Wellbeing Delivery Unit and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. We would like to acknowledge and give thanks to those who have contributed to this updated version. More information about Shift and our partners can be found here.
Contents
Talking about mental health
Foreword: Dame Carol BlackSection 1
IntroductionHow to use this resource
What do we mean by 'stress' and 'mental health conditions'?
What the law says
Section 2
The recruitment processSection 3
Promoting well-beingSection 4
Identifying the early signs and talking at an early stageIssues to raise with an employee who is distressed
Section 5
Keeping in touch during sickness absenceSome tips for supporting an employee who is off sick
Section 6
Returning to work and reasonable adjustmentsSome adjustments to consider
Section 7
Managing an ongoing illness whilst at workAdditional material
Extra materials for employersExtra materials for employees
Links to other organisations, documents and resources
Getting your copy of the Line Managers' Resource
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PDF and Microsoft Word versions can be downloaded from the Line Managers' Resource page on the Shift Employment Network.
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"There's no one 'right' way to talk about mental health - everybody's different."
"But what's important is to try. Far better to talk and occasionally say the wrong thing than to ignore the problem and hope it will go away."
Carrie Thomas, Mental Health Trainer
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