Supporting Organisations
“At the end of the day, people with mental health issues want to contribute to society, and work is a good way of doing this. Work provides structure, routine, money, contact with other people, purpose - and that's no different for anyone else. So why should it be for the one in four people who experience mental health difficulties? Partnership is vital. It is so important that employers, health professionals and other organisations work together.”
Mandy Williamson
Chief Executive
MIND Exeter & East Devon
‘If only I knew you existed six months ago….’ A
common cry by employers, employees and job applicants alike!
Whether a specialist mental health service, a generic disability
agency or mainstream employment organisation, there is a lot of
support ‘out there’. The difficulty can be getting
to know about it. Many different organisations are available to employers and staff
alike in terms of providing the right support at the right time.
They play a key role in providing practical and financial support
which can be very important in enabling people to stay in or find
work. Supporting organisations will also find it important to work together,
sharing their experience in ways which complement others. A list
of organisations who have been involved in the initiative is shown
on the About Us page.
MINDFUL EMPLOYER provides a conduit for those organisations
to make themselves known to employers and others and for businesses
to get to know about the wide range of support available. We
welcome involvement of supporting organisations in running MINDFUL
EMPLOYER Local Employer
Networks - click on the link for more information and
guidance about setting these up.
The
name MINDFUL EMPLOYER® and the logo can only be used by supporting
organisations who have signed the Partnership Agreement and
by employers who are Charter
signatories. There is no expectation
on employers who have signed the Charter or expressed interest in
MINDFUL EMPLOYER to offer work placements or other specific
advantages.
If you would like to know more about how your organisation, group or
employer network can work alongside and be supported by MINDFUL
EMPLOYER then do please contact us.
"Both employees and
employers need support when employee health issues create
difficulties in the workplace. Our experience shows that time
invested in delivering such support is time well spent."
Neil Morgan, Team Leader
WTCS
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