European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Marianna Virtanen, Kirsi Honkalampi, Petri Karkkola, Maija Korhonen, Sarah Copsey
Guidance for workplaces on how to support individuals experiencing mental health problems
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Creating a supportive setting for mental health
2.1 Workplace mental health policy
2.2 Workplace strategies to support a mental health policy
2.3 Interventions to support workers experiencing a mental health problem
2.4 Addressing mental health-related stigma and promoting open conversations
2.5 Understanding the law – don’t discriminate, provide accommodations, and assess and prevent work-related risks
2.6 Preventing work-related psychosocial risks
2.7 Creating inclusive workplaces
3 Return to work and making accommodations
3.1 Steps in the return-to-work process
3.2 Involving the worker
3.3 Implementing work accommodations and follow-up
3.4 Digital technologies, mental health and work accommodations
3.5 Occupational health services and risk assessment
3.6 Offering support services
3.7 Getting external support
3.8 Employing someone with a serious mental health condition
3.9 Checking everything is in place
4 Conclusion
Appendices
Appendix A - Suicide prevention
Appendix B - Speaking to a worker about their mental health and supporting return to work
Appendix C - Speaking to my employer about my mental health
Appendix D - Types of accommodations
Appendix E - Case examples of accommodations
Appendix F - Return to work following work-related stress, burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder
Appendix G - Advice for MSEs
Appendix H - Advice for the self-employed
Appendix I - Resources for workplace practices
General workplace mental health and return-to-work support
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Self-employed
Workplace accessibility and accommodations
Workplace accessibility and accommodations – assistive technologies
Talking to your employee/employer about a mental health problem
Depression and burnout
Psychosocial risks and work stress
Trauma and PTSD
Sleep and recovery
Chronic pain
Eating disorders
Severe mental health conditions
Suicide
Substance abuse
List of Tables and Boxes
Table 1: Policies and practices to support vulnerable groups in the workplace
Table 2: Checklist for managing work capacity, adapted to SMEs
Table D1: Types of accommodations
Table I1: Resources for workplace practices
Box 1: Elements of a comprehensive workplace mental health policy
Box 2: An example of a workplace mental health and wellbeing promotion programme
Box 3: Stigma at work
Box 4: Examples of accommodations
Box 5: Examples of providing support
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