World Mental Health Day, 10 October, has been celebrated for over 30 years, and whilst awareness and acceptance of mental health may be increasing â so is the number of people affected by stress, anxiety and depression at work.Â
HSEâs Working Minds campaign is helping to drive culture change across Britainâs workplaces, where recognisingâ¯and respondingâ¯to the signs of stress become asâ¯routine as managing workplace safety. Â
 Although more and more people are becoming aware of mental health, many still aren't getting the right support. Founding Working Minds partner, Mind charity, urge that âawareness is just the start, itâs time to act.â  Employers have a legal duty to ensure risks of stress and mental ill-health are factored into health and safety risk assessments and acted upon.   For guidance on managing workplace stress and talking to workers about it: visit the Working Minds campaign website download our Champion Checklist (.pdf) to make sure youâve got all the information you need to make a difference to workplace culture. You can keep up to date on our Working Minds campaign by signing up to our monthly ebulletin. Three new partners have joined to launch HSE's Working Minds campaign in the entertainment and leisure sector: The Mark Milsome Foundation The Association of British Theatre Technicians The British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions. In the Looking Glass â22 survey conducted by the Film and TV Charity only 11% described the industry as a mentally healthy place to work.  By its very nature, the industry is fast-paced and changeable with many being self-employed, freelancers or contracted for set amounts of time and there can be lots of uncertainty and long and unsociable hours.  Find out more about support available for people working in these sectors. Here are some useful links to help combat work-related stress and promote good mental health at work: download a risk assessment template and see some examples download HSE's Talking Toolkit to help structure conversations print out / share our Working Minds resources round up (.pdf) print out / display our Working Minds 5 steps poster (.pdf) signpost the personalised mental health action plan, with tips and advice to help people look after your mental health and wellbeing from Every Mind Matters (NHS). Look out for these upcoming opportunities to support HSE's Working Minds campaign: 30 October â 3 November
International Stress Awareness Week
1 November
National Stress Awareness Day (UK) You can also download our Working Minds campaign toolkit (.pdf) and social media assets from the resources hub to share on your own channels and networks, which will help to support awareness of these dates. | 