Mental Health and the Workplace

WUMH Workplace Pages
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