This month we’re focusing on creating a
mentally healthy workplace in the office.
We were inspired to look at mental
health due to our recent work on Free Minds, a youth-led campaign to raise
awareness of how mental illness affects young people. We've also been inspired
by our work on Off Centre’s Tackling Gang Violence report, which looks at the
psychosocial issues behind gang violence, and our Oii My Size project – a
youth-led website that tackles healthy relationships for teenagers.
It’s an important and common issue, with
1 in 6 people working with a mental illness at any given time, and absenteeism
due to mental illness costing £8.4 billion annually to UK employers .
Our experience training unemployed and
disadvantaged people in communications, many of whom experience mental health
problems, have shown us the positive difference that meaningful work can have
in people’s lives. Many of our trainees go on to volunteer or work in our
office, becoming a valuable part of the team.
So we’re confident that our office can
support people with mental illness – but we want to be the best we can be! So
we asked Twitter how to create a mentally healthy workplace.
We had a great response, with people
advocating:
* flexibility,
* looking out for and respecting one another,
and
* confidential support.
Here are our favourites answers from
Twitter:
@poachedcreative ...Promote an open and honest culture in which you engage and support your staff
— NHS Employers (@nhsemployers) June 20, 2013
@poachedcreative Mentally healthy workplace? Flexibility, giving a sh*t about each other not just outputs, solving problems, caring...
— Markoneinfour (@MarkOneinFour) June 18, 2013
Hi @poachedcreative ooh, it would be difficult to pick just one! Have a look at our top tips for healthy workplaces: http://t.co/weRJUd1Ziu
— Mind (@MindCharity) June 18, 2013
What’s your top tip for creating a mentally healthy workplace? Tweet us @poachedcreative
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