For Employers

Empowering Workplaces: Comprehensive Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources for Employers

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The For Employers page provides a wealth of resources to support workplace mental health and wellbeing. It includes tools like the Workplace Wellbeing guide, Mental Health Toolkit, and various resources on topics such as alcohol and other drugs, financial hardship, housing and homelessness, lack of services, and natural disasters. Additionally, the page offers access to webinars, expert insights for workplaces, and professional toolkits. Employers can find support through these valuable resources to foster a healthy and supportive work environment.

Toolkit
Fact Sheets
Webpages
Webinars

Discover the Professionals' Toolkit!

The Support for Fathers Professionals’ Toolkit is a practical guide for support services working with dads and families. It includes strategies and resources to help professionals engage with dads and support positive family dynamics.

Empowering Dads, Strengthening Families.

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Fact Sheets

Communicating About Alcohol and Other Drug Use – Fact Sheet

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This fact sheet from Mindframe and the Black Dog Institute provides practical tips on communicating about alcohol and other drugs to reduce stigma and encourage help-seeking.

  • Reduce Stigma: Communicate sensitively.
  • Encourage Help-Seeking: Promote support.
  • Expert Insights: Gain accurate advice.

Communicating About Financial Hardship – Fact Sheet

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This resource from Mindframe and the Black Dog Institute provides practical tips on communicating about financial hardship to reduce stigma and encourage help-seeking.

  • Reduce Stigma: Communicate with empathy.
  • Encourage Help-Seeking: Promote available support.
  • Expert Insights: Gain practical advice.

Communicating About Housing and Homelessness – Fact Sheet

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This resource from Mindframe and the Black Dog Institute provides practical tips on communicating about housing and homelessness to reduce stigma and encourage help-seeking.

  • Reduce Stigma: Communicate with empathy.
  • Encourage Help-Seeking: Promote available support.
  • Expert Insights: Gain practical advice.

Communicating About Lack of Services – Fact Sheet

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This resource from Mindframe and the Black Dog Institute provides practical tips on communicating about the lack of services to reduce stigma and encourage help-seeking.

  • Reduce Stigma: Communicate with empathy.
  • Encourage Help-Seeking: Promote available support.
  • Expert Insights: Gain practical advice.

Communicating About Natural Disasters – Fact Sheet

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This resource from Mindframe and the Black Dog Institute provides practical tips on communicating about natural disasters to reduce stigma and encourage help-seeking.

  • Reduce Stigma: Communicate with empathy.
  • Encourage Help-Seeking: Promote available support.
  • Expert Insights: Gain practical advice.

Our Words Matter: Guidelines for Language Use – Fact Sheet

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This resource from Mindframe provides guidelines for language use to ensure sensitive and respectful communication, particularly in media and public statements.

  • Reduce Stigma: Use respectful language.
  • Promote Inclusivity: Foster understanding.
  • Expert Insights: Gain practical advice.

Images Matter: Guidelines for Image Use – Fact Sheet

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This resource from Mindframe provides guidelines for image use to ensure sensitive and respectful visual communication, particularly in media and public statements.

  • Reduce Stigma: Use respectful imagery.
  • Promote Inclusivity: Foster understanding.
  • Expert Insights: Gain practical advice.

Webpages

Workplace Wellbeing – Black Dog Institute

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The Black Dog Institute‘s Workplace Wellbeing page emphasises the importance of creating a positive and productive work environment to promote and maintain mental health.
 
The page highlights research showing that mentally healthy workers are more productive and less likely to take sick leave.

Mental Health Toolkit – Black Dog Institute

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The Mental Health Toolkit from the Black Dog Institute is a practical guide for employers and employees to promote mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.
 
It includes resources on stress, depression, and anxiety, as well as tips for having conversations about mental health and supporting others.

Mental Health Toolkit – Black Dog Institute

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The Expert Insights for Workplaces webinar series by the Black Dog Institute provides evidence-informed and real-world insights from leading researchers, workplace professionals, and lived experience advisors on how to engage your workplace, reduce psychosocial risks, and promote mental health and wellbeing at work.

Mindframe

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Mindframe provides guidelines and resources for safe media reporting and communication about suicide, mental health concerns, alcohol, and other drugs.

It aims to reduce stigma and encourage help-seeking behavior through responsible portrayal and communication.

Videos

SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS WELLBEING
Black Dog Institute

The “Culturally Safe Mental Health Support: Utilising WellMob for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples” webinar explores valuable resources offered by WellMob. Featuring David Edwards and guided by Dr. Jan Orman, the webinar discusses WellMob’s features and benefits, culturally appropriate mental healthcare delivery, and strategies to optimise WellMob for the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

It encourages men to speak openly with their GPs and provides practical advice for managing these health issues.

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