WISCONSIN UNITED
for MENTAL HEALTH

WUMH Workplace Pages

What can I do to combat stigma in the Workplace? Current WUMH Focus Areas: The Workplace Mental Health Parity Know Your Rights in the Workplace

Mental Health @ Work - a competitive advantage -- Wisconsin United for Mental Health's two-part multimedia educational series on why mental health matters in the workplace.  A listing of state, national, and international mental health resources and websites is included.

The first section, Mental Health @ Work Matters, has been designed to help Management, HR, EAP and other professional staff to learn about:

• The various types of mental illnesses.
• How having mentally healthy employees lowers costs.
• Reasons why employers should care about their employees’ mental health.
• Ways employers can create mental healthy workplaces.

View Mental Health @ Work Matters, Part 1

Section two of the training series, Mental Health @ Work: A Practical Guide for Managers, Supervisors, and Leaders, has been designed to equip you with ways to support the mental health of your employees by:

• Promoting mental health in the workplace.
• Recognizing when there may be a mental health issue with an employee.
• Addressing employees who are showing performance and emotional or mental health issues.
• Locating resources, finding assistance, and offering “suggested” reasonable accommodations for employees.
• Assisting an employee to create a plan for success at work

View Mental Health @ Work: A Practical Guide for Managers, Supervisors, and Leaders, Part 2