Shift have commissioned the production of a second set of employment films that will be available in the New Year to be used alongside our Life in the Office videos.

The aim of the films is to capture positive stories where employers have effectively supported employees who have or are experiencing mental health problems.

By viewing the films we hope to spread best practice and inform and educate employers on how best to look after the mental well-being of their staff.

January 2010 update
Thank you to everyone who got in touch offering to help us with this project. The response has been fantastic with over 20 people coming forward with positive stories. The filming has now started and the first edits are due to be looked at over the next few weeks. The stories that have been captured on film are inspirational and we hope they will help others see mental health in the workplace in a new light.

If you have any questions about this project, please contact Claire Newall at Shift on 020 7307 2445 or by emailing claire.newall@nmhdu.org.uk.

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Shift are looking for real life accounts from either employees or employers who can talk about what works when managing mental health in the workplace.

These accounts will be filmed and put on our website and on to DVDs for distribution to employers in England.

The films will aim to reduce the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health and are a means to educate, inform and spread best practice. By being filmed you will be making a real contribution towards creating change.

Click here for more about information about the films and to find out how you can get involved.
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The Community Channel will be broadcasting Shift's Life in the Office short films, starting today. The channel will also be showing a new programme in which actor Brett Findlay talks about his role in the films and his own experience of mental health problems.

You can tune in to the Community Channel on Sky channel 539, Virgin TV channel 233 and, between the hours of 6-9am, on Freeview channel 87.

• Find out when Shift's employment films are being shown on the Community Channel
  
• Watch the films online and download related materials
  
• Find out about other upcoming programmes featuring mental health issues

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Shift has launched three short films to encourage staff and employers to think about mental health at work.

The films can be viewed online at http://shift.org.uk/employers

• Watch Bernies reaction to someone with ‘problems upstairs’
• See if you can relate to Pauls frustration at the photocopier
• Feel the anxiety when Sarah returns to work and finds that not everyone is as welcoming as she had hoped.

The films are aimed at employers and employees who do not consider mental health problems to be a workplace issue. We hope that the films will reach new audiences and link more people in to the existing support structures.

We are very interested to hear any feedback about these films. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact claire.newall@csip.org.uk

To watch the films, visit http://www.shift.org.uk/employers

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